Long-term outcomes of mitral regurgitation by type and severity

Conclusions Although MR severity is independently associated with increased all-cause death risk for most forms of MR, the absolute mortality rates associated with worse MR severity are much higher for primary myxomatous, non-myxomatous, and secondary ischemic MR. The findings from this study support carefully defining MR by type and severity.
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research