Coaptation Mechanism of Dilated Mitral Valves

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Gao ◽  
Zhaoming He
Keyword(s):  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Mitral Regurgitation ◽  
Left Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Functional Mitral Regurgitation ◽  
Common Complication ◽  
Mitral Valves ◽  
Global Left Ventricular ◽  
Normal Mitral Valve

Functional mitral regurgitation, which occurs as a consequence of regional of global left ventricular or global left ventricular dysfunction despite structurally normal mitral valve (MV), is a common complication in patients with ischemic or non-ischemic cardiomyopathies [1].

Selecting patients with mitral regurgitation and left ventricular dysfunction for isolated mitral valve surgery

2004 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 820-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constance K. Haan ◽  
Cristina I. Cabral ◽  
Donald A. Conetta ◽  
Laura P. Coombs ◽  
Fred H. Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Mitral Regurgitation ◽  
Left Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Mitral Valve Surgery ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Valve Surgery

Doppler-derived preoperative mitral regurgitation volume predicts postoperative left ventricular dysfunction after mitral valve repair

2009 ◽  
Vol 157 (5) ◽  
pp. 875-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuhiro Yamano ◽  
A. Marc Gillinov ◽  
Nozomi Wada ◽  
Yoshiki Matsumura ◽  
Manatomo Toyono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Mitral Regurgitation ◽  
Mitral Valve Repair ◽  
Left Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Valve Repair
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