Comprehensive Annular and Subvalvular Repair of Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Improves Long-Term Results With the Least Ventricular Remodeling | Zendy

Catherine Szymanski | Zendy; Alain Bel | Zendy; Iris Cohen | Zendy; B Touchot | Zendy; Mark D. Handschumacher | Zendy; Michel Desnos | Zendy; Alain Carpentier | Zendy; Philippe Menasché | Zendy; Albert Hagège | Zendy; Robert A. Levine | Zendy; Emmanuel Messas | Zendy

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Comprehensive Annular and Subvalvular Repair of Chronic Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Improves Long-Term Results With the Least Ventricular Remodeling

Author(s) -

Catherine Szymanski,

Alain Bel,

Iris Cohen,

B Touchot,

Mark D. Handschumacher,

Michel Desnos,

Alain Carpentier,

Philippe Menasché,

Albert Hagège,

Robert A. Levine,

Emmanuel Messas

Publication year - 2012

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.111.033472

Subject(s) - vena contracta , medicine , cardiology , mitral regurgitation , ejection fraction , mitral valve repair , papillary muscle , ventricular remodeling , myocardial infarction , regurgitation (circulation) , surgery , heart failure

Undersized ring annuloplasty for ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with variable results and >30% MR recurrence. We tested whether subvalvular repair by severing second-order mitral chordae can improve annuloplasty by reducing papillary muscle tethering.

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