Echocardiographic Outcomes Following Left Ventricular Assist Device or Mitral Valve Repair in Severe Left Ventricular Dilatation with Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation (MR) is a predictor of poor outcomes in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction (LV) and options for repairing the valve have yielded conflicting results. We compared one-year echocardiographic and clinical outcomes of patients with grade 3-4MR and severe LV dilatation (end-diastolic dimension [LVEDD] above 65mm) undergoing either left ventricular assist device (LVAD) insertion alone or mitral valve repair (surgical minimally invasive repair or transcatheter edge-to-edge repair).
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: S.L. Hungerford, & . Emmanuel, K. Kearney, P. Jansz, N. Bart, C. Hayward, D. Muller Tags: (822) Source Type: research
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