Mitral valve repair is the surgical treatment of choice for mitral regurgitation. Information on mitral valve repair and replacement from themitralval
The Mitral valve is an educational website designed to provide readers with a comprehensive view of valvular heart disease with both historical and contemporary approaches. The first edition primarily focuses on the mitral valve
This unique educational tool of the 21st century contains four independent components:
Historic Review, Current Status, Case Study, and News and Events.
The Historic Review is organized into the following four sections:
The first section describes in a Mitralvalve 16th-century chronologic approach the development of knowledge of the structure and function of the heart, circulatory system and subsequently the diseases of the heart with a particular emphasis on the mitral valve. In this section we analyze the work of major contributors from the European Renaissa