Commentary: Repair for rheumatic mitral valve in children: Good early results, poor long-term durabilityCentral Message

• Edward Buratto, MBBS, PhD,
• Phillip S. Naimo, MD,
• Igor E. Konstantinov, MD, PhD, FRACS

Affiliations

Edward Buratto, MBBS, PhD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Phillip S. Naimo, MD

Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia

Igor E. Konstantinov, MD, PhD, FRACS

Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Melbourne Children's Centre for Cardiovascular Genomics and Regenerative Medicine, Melbourne, Australia; Address for reprints: Igor E. Konstantinov, MD, PhD, FRACS, Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville 3029, Australia.