Should moderate or greater mitral regurgitation be repaired in all patients with LVEF <30%? Mitral valve repair in patients with advanced heart failure and severe functional mitral insufficiency reverses left ventricular remodeling and improves symptoms.

Circulation. Heart failure

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 281-284

  Acker, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 79958247322     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19413297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.108.810200     Document Type: Article

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