title: Is mitral valvuloplasty always indicated in patients with poor left ventricular function and ischemic cardiomyopathy?
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Mickleborough
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002404:Catheterization; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*