Background Mitral valve apparatus is complex and involves the mitral annulus, the leaflets,
the chordae tendinae, the papillary muscles as well as the left atrial and ventricular …

Objectives: We investigated whether global longitudinal strain (GLS) is a better predictor of
clinical events after surgery for mitral regurgitation (MR) than conventional parameters …

BACKGROUND: Because of the lack of reliable echocardiographic parameters to predict
recovery after surgery, the optimal timing of surgery for severe mitral regurgitation remains …

Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess changes in left ventricular (LV) volume,
function and regional myocardial wall stress in non-infarcted segments following restrictive …

Background: Although it has been realized that restrictive mitral valve annuloplasty (MVA)
may result in clinically significant functional mitral stenosis (MS), it still cannot be predicted …

Ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) is a consequence of regional wall motion abnormalities
induced by myocardial ischemia or infarction. 1 Adverse left ventricular (LV) remodeling …

Objective In severe ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR), there is benefit evidence for mitral
valve repair with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). However, there is still a debate …

Mitral valve (MV) annuloplasty is the standard surgical technique for the management of
ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR). However,≤ 1/3 of patients develop recurrent MR after …

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 …

Background Early surgery is recommended for asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation
(MR), because of increased postoperative left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in patients with …