Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is one the most common complications of myocardial
infarction (MI) in adults carrying a significant clinical and economic burden. Despite specific …

Background Ischemic mitral regurgitation is a condition characterized by mitral insufficiency
secondary to an ischemic left ventricle. Primarily, the pathology is the result of perturbation of …

Background Treatment of ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) is in evolution, as
percutaneous procedures and complex surgical repair have been recently investigated in …

Background Mitral valve repair (MVr) combined with papillary muscle approximation (PMA)
may improve repair durability in severe ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR), when compared …

Background Combining a ring annuloplasty (Ring) with a mitral subvalvular intervention
(Ring+ subvalvular) in patients with secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) may improve mitral …

A pathoanatomic approach to secondary functional mitral regurgitation: Evaluating the evidence
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The approach to the management of mitral valve (MV) disease and heart failure (HF) has
dramatically changed over the last decades. It is well recognized that severe mitral …

We used the radial artery as a second target conduit for coronary artery bypass grafting
since 1971. However, randomized clinical studies have demonstrated differences in clinical …

Objective Papillary muscle (PM) displacement contributes to ischemic/functional mitral
regurgitation (IMR/FMR). The displaced PMs pull the mitral leaflets into the left ventricle (ie …

Ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) occurs as an adverse consequence of left ventricle
remodeling post-myocardial infarction. A change in mitral valve configuration with an …