Aortic Valve Replacement and Concomitant Mitral Valve Regurgitation in the Elderly
Author(s) -
Christopher J. Barreiro,
Nishant Patel,
Torin P. Fitton,
Jason A. Williams,
Pramod Bonde,
Vincent Chan,
Diane Alejo,
Vincent L. Gott,
William A. Baumgartner
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.104.526046
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral regurgitation , cardiology , concomitant , heart failure , univariate analysis , mitral valve , etiology , myocardial infarction , ejection fraction , incidence (geometry) , aortic valve replacement , multivariate analysis , aortic valve , functional mitral regurgitation , surgery , stenosis , physics , optics
The impact of mitral regurgitation (MR) on elderly patients (> or = 70 years) undergoing isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR) is not clearly defined. This study investigates the long-term effects of preoperative, moderate MR on survival and functional outcome in elderly AVR patients.
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