Clinical Outcomes of a Customized Mitral Valve Plasty for Functional Mitral Regurgitation with a Low Ejection Fraction and Implications for Preoperative Right Ventricular Function.

CONCLUSION: Customized MVP provided durable mitral competence and reverse LV remodeling. Preoperative RV function was associated with cardiac-related mortality.
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Source: Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - June 9, 2020 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Furukawa K, Yano M, Ishii H, Sakaguchi S, Mori K, Nishimura M, Nakamura K Tags: Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Source Type: research