title: Long-term changes in left ventricular performance following mitral valve replacement for pure rheumatic mitral regurgitation.
abstract: Our data indicate that MVR, with or without chordal preservation, for pure severe MR in symptomatic younger rheumatic patients with a good preoperative ejection fraction results in normalization of LV size and performance by 1 year. Normalization of LV performance was only achieved at 1 year after surgery, and it is therefore essential to extend the assessment of LV function to at least 1 year postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kontozis
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Skoularigis
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Essop
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bedhesi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dullabh
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kalliatakis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sareli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012042:Registries; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*