The quality of patient care is improved with research , and dedication . The Society of Thoracic Surgeons examined in detail the mitral valve surgery at the fiftieth annual meeting , in 2013 . The discussion points were :
- the valve calcification ;
- the mitral regurgitation ;
- low ejection fraction and mitral valve surgery , and atriofibrilation ;
- invasive to minimally invasive surgery, and then surgery with the use of robotic components ;
- methods to increase the repair rates to ninety percent for young surgeons .