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DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Drafted the manuscript: Belluschi I, Buzzatti N
Made substantial contributions in conceptualization and revision of the manuscript: Castiglioni C, Alfieri O,
De Bonis M

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
The Alfieri Heart Foundation supported conceptualization of this review.

Conflicts of interest
The mitral valve repair edge-to-edge technique described in this review was introduced by Prof. Ottavio
Alfieri who is a Co-author of this manuscript.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
Not applicable.

Consent for publication
Not applicable.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2020.

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