To evaluate the long-term sequelae of mitral valve excision on global and regional wall
motion, contrast left ventriculograms from 21 patients with suspected prosthetic mitral valve …

BACKGROUND Standard mitral valve replacement (MVR) in patients with chronic mitral
regurgitation results in consistent reductions in resting postoperative ejection fraction. This …

BACKGROUND: Mitral valve replacement is more frequently performed and perceived to be
equivalent to repair in elderly patients, despite the superiority of repair in younger patients …

Mechanical characteristics of the left ventricle in chronic aortic regurgitation (AR) differ from
those in chronic mitral regurgitation (MR). The differences are thought to be responsible, in …

All valvular heart disease imparts a hemodynamic burden on the left and/or right ventricle.
This burden can only be removed effectively by correcting the responsible valvular lesion …

Carpentier's techniques of prosthetic ring mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation offer the
potential for immediate and long-term improvement in valve function without the necessity of …

Heart failure is one of the leading causes of hospitalization worldwide. Mitral regurgitation
(MR) is a known complication of end‐stage cardiomyopathy and is associated with a poor …

Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) occurs when normal or nearly normal mitral leaflets are
prevented from proper coaptation by underlying left ventricular (LV) dysfunction, mitral …

The ACC and the AHA have long been involved in the joint development of practice
guidelines designed to assist healthcare providers in the management of selected …

In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in surgical reconstruction of the
insufficient mitral valve because of reconfirmation of the limitations of existing prosthetic and …