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

Current clinical data suggest that mitral valve reconstruction for patients with mitral
regurgitation is associated with comparable operative mortality rates but improved late …

BACKGROUND: Ischemic mitral regurgitation has been associated with diminished survival
compared with nonischemic mitral regurgitation. Conversion from mitral valve replacement …

Severe mitral regurgitation caused by acute myocardial infarction has been a particularly
difficult management problem with disappointing clinical results. Over a 75-month period …

BACKGROUND: Early and midterm clinical and echocardiographic results after mitral valve
(MV) surgery for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation were investigated to evaluate the …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of
reoperation for failed mitral valve repair. METHODS: One hundred forty-five patients with …

Objective: This study was undertaken to compare mitral valve repair and replacement as
treatments for ischemic mitral regurgitation. Methods: From 1985 through 1997, a total of 482 …

Mitral valve repair has been increasingly used at our hospital for mitral regurgitation with
and without coronary disease. From January, 1984, to June, 1987, of 338 patients …

Objectives We aimed to assess the influence of type of operation on outcome in
degenerative mitral regurgitation. Methods We compared outcomes in 278 consecutive …

BACKGROUND: Chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation is associated with poor long-term
survival. Despite the increasing popularity of valve repair, its durability and long-term …