Mechanistic insights into ischemic mitral regurgitation: Echocardiographic and surgical implications

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 707-719

  Silbiger, Jeffrey J ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac Resynchronization therapy; Echocardiography; Ischemic mitral regurgitation; Mitral annuloplasty; Mitral annulus; Myocardial infarction; Papillary muscle dysfunction

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT;

ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA VALVE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY SINUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART MURMUR; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; MITRAL ANNULOPLASTY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SYNCYTIUM; SYSTOLE;

CARDIAC VALVE ANNULOPLASTY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 79959565018     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: 10976795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2011.04.001     Document Type: Review

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