Background The ideal management of ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) remains a clinical
dilemma because of the suboptimal available therapeutic options. Recently, new concepts …

The optimal management of moderate (grade 2–3+) ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) in
patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) remains controversial. While …

Purpose: Although coronary artery bypass grafting alone (CABGa), or, with mitral
annuloplasty (CABGmp), is considered the best therapeutic strategy for patients with …

Although it is generally believed that mild mitral regurgitation (MR) can be left alone at the
time of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), there are few follow-up studies focusing on …

INTROduCTION Severe functional ischemic mitral regurgitation (FIMR) considerably
worsens the pro‑gnosis of patients after myocardial infarction. The complex …

Background The optimal management of moderate (3+ on a scale of 0 to 4+) ischemic mitral
regurgitation (MR) remains controversial. Some advocate CABG alone, whereas others …

Background—It is unclear if mild or moderate mitral valve regurgitation (MR) should be
repaired at the time of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We sought to determine the …

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the second most common form of valvular disease requiring
surgery. Correct identification of surgical candidates and optimising the timing of surgery are …

In a paper published in this issue of the Journal, Campwala et al.[1] review their patients
who were subjected to coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), looking for incidence …

ASEQUEL OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (MI), isch-emic mitral regurgitation (IMR), can
present acutely as cardiogenic shock (papillary muscle rupture), insidiously with symptoms …