Open AccessPulmonary Hypertension in Mitral Regurgitation
Author(s) -
Patel Harsh,
Desai Milind,
Tuzcu E. Murat,
Griffin Brian,
Kapadia Samir
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.113.000748
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , mitral regurgitation , regurgitation (circulation)
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is the most common valvular lesion in the United States and the second-most common valvular lesion requiring surgery in Europe.[1][1]–[2][2] In the United States, over 2.5 million people are estimated to have moderate-to-severe MR, and this number is expected to double by