Commentary: Surgical mitral plasticity: Another brick in the wall?Central Message

• Antonio M. Calafiore, MD,
• Theodoros Kofidis, MD,
• Mario Gaudino, MD

Affiliations

Antonio M. Calafiore, MD

Department of Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology, Fondazione “Papa Giovanni Paolo II,” Campobasso, Italy

Theodoros Kofidis, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, National University Heart Centre, National University Health System, Singapore

Mario Gaudino, MD

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY; Address for reprints: Mario Gaudino, MD, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, 525 E 68th St, New York, NY 10065.