Echocardiographic Predictors of Left Ventricular Function and Clinical Outcomes After Successful Mitral Valve Repair: Conventional Two-Dimensional Versus Speckle-Tracking Parameters

Preoperative LV remodeling parameters, such as LV end-systolic dimension and volume, are superior to speckle tracking-derived deformation parameters in predicting LV dysfunction and clinical events after successful mitral valve repair in patients with severe mitral regurgitation.