Selecting patients with mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction for isolated mitral valve surgery

CK Haan, CI Cabral, DA Conetta, LP Coombs… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA)
Guidelines state that patients with an ejection fraction (EF) of 30% or less should not …

Progress in mitral and aortic regurgitation

BA Carabello - Current Problems in Cardiology, 2003 - Elsevier
Over the past 15 years there has been rapid and dramatic change in the therapy for valvular
heart disease. When mitral and aortic regurgitation are severe, they inevitably cause left …