We need a better way to repair ischemic mitral regurgitation

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Aug;150(2):428. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.04.002.

Authors

Irving L Kron¹, Louis P Perrault², Michael A Acker³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Va.
² Department of Surgery, Université de Montreal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Cardiac Surgery, Montreal Heart Institute, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
³ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Penn Medicine Heart and Vascular Center, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pa.

PMID: 26204869
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2015.04.002

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Decision Support Techniques*
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve Annuloplasty / adverse effects*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Myocardial Ischemia / complications*

Grants and funding

U01 HL088942/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States