Open AccessIschemic Mitral Regurgitation
Author(s) -
Yuchi Han,
Jeffrey Arkles
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2012.11.006
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , mitral regurgitation , myocardial infarction , disease , mitral valve , regurgitation (circulation)
Ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) is either acute or chronic mitral insufficiency, caused by myocardial ischemia and/or infarction. Chronic IMR is an important cardiac disease that carries a grave prognosis after myocardial infarction (MI). In some studies, it has been shown to more than double
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