| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9945274 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The large survival discrepancy between patients with ischemic and degenerative MR is attributable to differences in patient profile, particularly extent of ischemic disease and left ventricular dysfunction. Thus, ischemic and degenerative MR patients with equivalent characteristics have equivalently poor survival.
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Authors
A. Marc MD, Eugene H. MD, Jeevanantham MS, Maurice MD, Patrick M. MD, Joseph F. MD, Takahiro MD, Bruce W. MD, Delos M. MD,