Primum non nocere: the case for watchful waiting in asymptomatic "severe" degenerative mitral regurgitation.
Gillam
Linda D
LD
Division of Cardiology, PH 3-342, 622 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA. gillam@cvus.columbia.edu
Schwartz
Allan
A
D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D000075202:Contraindications; D006287:Health Planning Guidelines; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography