title: The Cardioband transcatheter direct mitral valve annuloplasty system.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Zurich University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Maisano
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taramasso
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D062906:Cardiac Catheters; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome