Chordal cutting in ischemic mitral regurgitation: A propensity-matched study

Autor: Angela L. Iacò, Michele Di Mauro, Heythem S. Al Shurafa, Reda Refaie, Antonio M. Calafiore, Hussein Al-Amri, Antonella Romeo, Mahmood Asif
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 148:41-46
ISSN: 0022-5223
Popis: ObjectiveThe optimal surgical treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) has not been well defined. Second-order chordal cutting (CC), in selected patients, can improve surgical outcomes.MethodsFrom 2007 to 2011, 31 patients underwent CC for ischemic MR. The indication was the presence of increased tethering of the anterior leaflet, with a bending angle (BA)
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