Mechanisms of Recurrent Functional Mitral Regurgitation After Mitral Valve Repair in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy | Zendy

Alex PuiWai Lee | Zendy; Michael Acker | Zendy; Spencer H. Kubo | Zendy; Steven F. Bolling | Zendy; Seung W. Park | Zendy; Charles J. Bruce | Zendy; Jae K. Oh | Zendy

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Mechanisms of Recurrent Functional Mitral Regurgitation After Mitral Valve Repair in Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Author(s) -

Alex PuiWai Lee,

Michael Acker,

Spencer H. Kubo,

Steven F. Bolling,

Seung W. Park,

Charles J. Bruce,

Jae K. Oh

Publication year - 2009

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.108.796151

Subject(s) - medicine , mitral regurgitation , cardiology , ventricle , dilated cardiomyopathy , mitral valve , ejection fraction , functional mitral regurgitation , basal (medicine) , mitral valve repair , papillary muscle , heart failure , insulin

Recurrent functional mitral regurgitation (MR) has been reported after mitral valve repair with annuloplasty in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy, but the mechanism is not understood completely. The authors sought to identify abnormalities of the mitral valve and left ventricle that are associated with recurrent MR after mitral annuloplasty.

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