Degenerative Mitral Valve Repair Restores Life Expectancy

BACKGROUND: Mitral valve repair (MVr) for severe, degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) is the gold standard, as medical management carries poor prognosis. However, despite clear benefit of MVr, many eligible patients are untreated. This study investigated whether MVr restores patients to normal li...

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Published in:Ann Thorac Surg
Main Authors: Watt, Tessa M. F., Brescia, Alexander A., Murray, Shannon L., Burn, David A., Wisniewski, Alexander, Romano, Matthew A., Bolling, Steven F.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7377922/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31472142
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.014
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