Functional (ischemic) mitral regurgitation in acute phase of myocardial infarction: Associated clinical factors and in-hospital outcomes

Autor: Živilė Valuckienė, Dominyka Urbonaitė, Renaldas Jurkevičius
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Medicina, Vol 51, Iss 2, Pp 92-99 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1010-660X
DOI: 10.1016/j.medici.2015.02.003
Popis: Background and objective: Mitral regurgitation (MR) after myocardial infarction (MI) carries adverse prognosis. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of functional MR on adverse in-hospital outcomes in acute MI. Materials and methods: A total of 569 patients with first ever acute MI were divided into three groups: no MR, mild MR (regurgitant orifice area 0.2 cm2). Clinical profile and in-hospital outcomes were compared among the groups. Results: Patients with increasing grade of MR were elder (P
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