Chronic ischaemic mitral regurgitation. Current treatment results and new mechanism-based surgical approaches

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 170-185

  Bouma, Wobbe ^a   van der Horst, Iwan C C ^a   Wijdh den Hamer, Inez J ^a   Erasmus, Michiel E ^a   Zijlstra, Felix ^a   Mariani, Massimo A ^a   Ebels, Tjark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(Restrictive) annuloplasty; Ischaemic mitral regurgitation; Mechanisms; New surgical techniques; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ANNULOPLASTY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 72749123753     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.07.008     Document Type: Review

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