The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive review was conducted on literature published through November 2012, and other …

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 …

Guidelines (Task Force) directs this effort by developing, updating, and revising practice
guidelines for cardiovascular diseases and procedures. Experts in the subject under …

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 …

Background Mitral valve repair has been suggested as providing a better postoperative
outcome than valve replacement for mitral regurgitation, but this impression has been …

Background Mitral valve repair is considered the gold standard in surgery of degenerative
mitral valve insufficiency (MVI), but the long-term results (> 20 years) are unknown. Methods …

BACKGROUND Left ventricular dysfunction is a frequent cause of death after successful
surgical repair of mitral regurgitation. The role of preoperative echocardiographic left …

The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) have
long been involved in the joint development of practice guidelines designed to assist …

Extensive calcification of the mitral valve anulus is a pathologic entity frequently associated
with degenerative valvular disease. The calcification process remains localized to the …

Objectives. This study attempted to determine the incidence, prognosis and predictability of
postoperative left ventricular dysfunction in patients undergoing correction of mitral …