Publications by authors named "Felino V Cortez"
Objective: Durability of mitral valve (MV) repair for functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) remains suboptimal. We sought to create a highly reproducible, quantitative ex vivo model of FMR that functions as a platform to test novel repair techniques.
Methods: Fresh swine hearts ( = 10) were pressurized with air to a left ventricular pressure of 120 mmHg.