Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a complex valve lesion that can pose significant management
challenges for the cardiovascular clinician. This Expert Consensus Document emphasizes …

Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a complex valve lesion that can pose significant management
challenges. This expert consensus decision pathway emphasizes that recognition of MR …

Background The revised 2014 American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart
Association valvular heart disease guidelines provide evidenced-based recommendations …

Rationale and Objectives The objective of this project was to provide an update to the
previously published consensus 2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery …

Mitral valve regurgitation (MR) is the most common valvular heart disease. Primary MR is a
disease of the mitral valve apparatus, whereas secondary MR is a disease of the left …

2015 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Consensus Guidelines: Ischemic mitral
valve regurgitation - The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Skip to Main Content …

Over the past two decades interest in mitral valve regurgitation has increased as a result of
the development of new technologies that have expanded the number of patients who can …

Significant mitral regurgitation (MR) is estimated to afflict 2 million Americans and is
anticipated to increase in prevalence as the baby boomer population ages. 1 Approximately …

In the new 2014 ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart
Disease, there have been a number of changes in the recommendations for diagnosis and …

Background Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a common valvular disorder, occurring in up to 10%
of the general population. Although surgery is the established treatment for primary MR …