European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on June 2, 2006
European Heart Journal 2006 27(24):2918; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehl052
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Edge-to-edge mitral valve repair: the ace of hearts
1 Department of Cardiology, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Siena, Viale Bracci 1, 53100 Siena, Italy
* Corresponding author. Tel: +39 0577 585379; fax: +39 0577 233112. E-mail address: valezeta@libero.it
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A 32-year-old man underwent a successful surgical correction of a severe mitral regurgitation. The surgical procedure consisted of an edge-to-edge repair