Should patients with asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation with good left ventricular function undergo surgical repair?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 299-305

  Ogutu, Peter ^a   Ahmed, Ishtiaq ^a   Dunning, Joel ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic; Mitral regurgitation; Severe; Surgery indication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BENCHMARKING; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 75449091420     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.225862     Document Type: Article

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