Timing of surgery in regurgitant lesions.
For both aortic and mitral regurgitation if the patient has irreversible LV dysfunction, then they are at increased risk of postoperative LV dysfunction and death from heart failure. To justify the risk of surgery, the ideal timing for surgery is to do the same at the onset of LV dysfunction. There are several clinical and non-invasive indicators of the same.
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Department of Cardiolgoy, CMC Hospital, Vellore 632004.
D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors