Management of moderate functional mitral regurgitation at the time of aortic valve replacement: Is concomitant mitral valve repair necessary?

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
2985816	The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery	2009	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Moderate functional mitral regurgitation improved in most patients after aortic valve replacement. Residual mitral regurgitation did not affect survival independently of left ventricular function.

Keywords

LVEF NYHA LVEDd AVR Left ventricular end-diastolic dimension New York Heart Association Left ventricular Aortic valve replacement Tricuspid regurgitation Aortic stenosis aortic regurgitation mitral regurgitation left ventricular ejection fraction

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Management of moderate functional mitral regurgitation at the time of aortic valve replacement: Is concomitant mitral valve repair necessary?

Authors

Calvin K.N. MD, Rakesh M. MD, Zhuo MS, Thomas A. MD, Richard C. MD, Hartzell V. MD, Thoralf M. MD,