Coronary heart disease is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The
incidence of mechanical complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has gone down …

Background—Whether mitral valve repair during coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
improves survival in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) remains unknown …

Exercise testing has an established role in the evaluation of patients with valvular heart
disease and can aid clinical decision making. Because symptoms may develop slowly and …

Aims Severe mitral regurgitation (MR) following acute myocardial infarction (MI) is
associated with high mortality rates and has inconclusive recommendations in clinical …

Objectives This study sought to show safety and efficacy of the Cardioband system during 6
months after treatment. Background Current surgical and medical treatment options for …

Enhanced survival following acute myocardial infarction (MI) and the declining prevalence of
hypertension and valvular heart disease as contributors to incident heart failure (HF) have …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess whether medical management may alter
the severity of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) and its prognosis in patients who have …

The development of heart failure and/or left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in the
setting of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) results in significant risk far above that of AMI …

The optimal surgical strategy for the management of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) is
still debated. The purpose of this study was to perform a meta-analysis summarizing the …

Objectives This study sought to evaluate the role of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) for
the quantification of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) and myocardial infarct size (MIS) in …