title: Identifying patients who benefit from restrictive annuloplasty in ischemic mitral regurgitation: An elusive yet essential quest! Toward a patient-tailored approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Angiology, Dupuytren University Hospital Center, Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Jean-David
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Blossier
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bouchard
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore-Einstein Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Michler
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Electronic address: louis.perrault@icm-mhi.org.
authors.forename: Louis P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Perrault
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling