Mitral valve repair or replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation? The Italian Study on the Treatment of Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation (ISTIMIR)
Objective It is uncertain whether mitral valve replacement is really inferior to mitral valve repair for the treatment of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation. This multicenter study aimed at providing a contribution to this issue. Methods Of 1006 patients with chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2013, Vol.145 (1), p.128-139 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Objective It is uncertain whether mitral valve replacement is really inferior to mitral valve repair for the treatment of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation. This multicenter study aimed at providing a contribution to this issue. Methods Of 1006 patients with chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation and impaired left ventricular function (ejection fraction |
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ISSN: | 0022-5223 1097-685X |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.09.042 |