Commentary: Chain reaction: Incorporating the anterior mitral leaflet during mitral valve replacement distorts left ventricular mechanicsCentral Message

• Paul Brocklebank, BS,
• Maxwell F. Kilcoyne, DO,
• Arman Kilic, MD

Affiliations

Paul Brocklebank, BS

College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Maxwell F. Kilcoyne, DO

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Arman Kilic, MD

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC; Address for reprints: Arman Kilic, MD, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 30 Courtenay Dr, MSC 295, Suite BM279, Charleston, SC 29425.