<P><STRONG>Anatomy, pathology & natural history of mitral valve disease.- </STRONG>Surgical anatomy of mitral & tricuspid valve.- Pathology & classification.- Non-ischaemic mitral regurgitation:assessment natural history & evidence for surgery.- Ischaemic mitral regurgitation:assessment, natural history & the impact of interventions.- <STRONG>Mitral valve repair & replacement techniques.- </STRONG>Indications & techniques. Conservation of leaflets & chordal apparatus.- Principles of mitral valve repair:restoring the coaptation.- Principles of mitral valve repair: the edge-to-edge technique.- How to assess & repair the Barlow mitral valve.- Assessment & management of systolic anterior motion (SAM).- Surgical management of ischaemic mitral regurgitation.- Mitral valve repair in cardiomyopathies.- Mitral stenosis: natural history & intervention.- <STRONG>Atrial fibrillation in mitral valve disease.- N</STRONG>on-surgical management.- Surgical management.- T<STRONG>ricuspid valve in mitral valve disease.- </STRONG>Tricuspid regurgitation: assessment, natural history & intervention. </P>