Sponsored Roundtable Discussion: How New Technologies Can Facilitate Surgical Mitral Repair

In a roundtable discussion filmed at the 2016 EACTS Annual Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, Song Wan of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Rüdiger Lange of the German Heart Center share their opinions on current and future trends in mitral valve repair. Tom Nguyen of the University of Texas Health Science Center moderates this discussion, which focuses on the evolution of patient profiles and surgical techniques. Within the spectrum of new technologies, the panelists also discuss the role of imaging, transcatheter solutions, neochordae, and devices designed for physiological annuloplasty.