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Dr. David Adams performs mitral valve repair surgery of Fibroelastic Deficiency. Fibroelastic deficiency is a degenerative condition often seen in older adults > 60 years of age with a shorter history of valve regurgitation. Rupture, often of a single chord, is the most common cause of leaflet dysfunction in fibroelastic deficiency, and in most cases the only abnormal leaflet tissue is found in the prolapsing segment. The other leaflet segments are often thin and translucent, and of normal height. The posterior annulus may be dilated, but the size of the anterior leaflet and valve are most often normal.