Mitral Valve Annuloplasty and Anterior Leaflet Augmentation for Functional Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Quantitative Comparison of Coaptation and Subvalvular Tethering

BACKGROUND: While restrictive mitral annuloplasty (RMA) is the preferred surgical treatment for functional ischemic mitral regurgitation (FIMR), some patients with severely dilated left ventricles suffer from recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR). Consequently, new surgical strategies have been entert...

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Published in:J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
Main Authors: Rabbah, Jean-Pierre M., Siefert, Andrew W., Bolling, Steven F., Yoganathan, Ajit P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4364297/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24820187
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.04.008
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