No-Resection Mitral Valve Repair Using Artificial Chordae for Morbus Barlow: Operative and Mid-Term Results in 111 Patients (2005–2013)

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Background: Morbus (M.) Barlow presents a complex myxomatous phenotype of degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) in which restoration of durable coaptation is technically demanding. Non-resectional repair strategies that preserve leaflet tissue and restore chordal support (the “respect rather than resect” approach) have been increasingly adopted, but homogeneous series focusing on standardized no-resection protocols in Barlow cohorts remain limited [1,4,18].