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Degenerative mitral valve disease is a common cardiac lesion. Presentation is most commonly in late middle and old age. As the name suggests, it is a result of the wear and tear generated through decades of high-pressure stress on valve leaflets malformed to carry the load. This will become clear when the anatomy of the valve is considered.
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Wells, F.C. (2023). Surgical Correction of Degenerative Mitral Valve Disease. In: Wells, F.C. (eds) Atlas of Cardiac Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43195-1_11
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