title: Effect of Annuloplasty for Mitral Valve Prolapse: Beyond the Annulus and Leaflet.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan (K.O.); and Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, Japan (K.Y.).
authors.forename: Kikuko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Obase
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan (K.O.); and Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama, Japan (K.Y.). kyoshida@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Editorials; dilatation; echocardiography; mitral valve annulus; mitral valve regurgitation; speckle tracking echocardiography