Should moderate or greater mitral regurgitation be repaired in all patients with LVEF <30%? Mitral valve repair in patients with advanced heart failure and severe functional mitral insufficiency reverses left ventricular remodeling and improves symptoms.
Acker
Michael A
MA
Department of Surgery and Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. michael.acker@uphs.upenn.edu
D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013318:Stroke Volume; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling