Mitral valve repair for functional mitral regurgitation: Is annuloplasty alone enough?

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-118

  Alfieri, Ottavio ^a   De Bonis, Michele ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Annuloplasty; Dilated cardiomyopathy; Mitral regurgitation; Mitral repair

Indexed keywords

CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 76749088916     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e328335ffb0     Document Type: Review

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