Mitral Valve Surgery

Part of the Monographs in Cardiac Surgery Series Introducing basic science into the cardiac operating room . Fast systematic review of small areas of cardiac surgery including up-to-date information. This will allow more rapid publication than the alternative cardiac surgery tomes . This entry into the series will provide readers with a complete review of the current understanding in mitral valve surgery and include extensive details on the diagnosis and surgical management of patients with mitral valve disease.