title: Leaflet resection versus leaflet preservation for repair of degenerative mitral regurgitation: Does it matter how the mitral valve is repaired?
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and School of Epidemiology, Public Health, and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, and School of Epidemiology, Public Health, and Preventive Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: mruel@ottawaheart.ca.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruel
mesh_terms: D002815:Chordae Tendineae / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000601:surgery*; D013318:Stroke Volume; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left