Mitral-Valve Repair versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

A. Acker, Michael; K. Parides, Michael; P. Perrault, Louis; J. Moskowitz, Alan; C. Gelijns, Annetine; Voisine, Pierre; K. Smith, Peter; Hung, Judy; H. Blackstone, Eugene; D. Puskas, John; Argenziano, Michael; S. Gammie, James; J. Mack, Michael; D. Ascheim, Deborah; Bagiella, Emilia; Moquete, Ellen; Bruce Ferguson, T.; A. Horvath, Keith; L. Geller, Nancy; A. Miller, Marissa; Joseph Woo, Y.; A. D’Alessandro, David; Ailawadi, Gorav; Dagenais, François; J. Gardner, Timothy; T. O’Gara, Patrick; E. Michler, Robert; L. Kron, Irving

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1312808

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Mitral-Valve Repair versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Nov 18, 2013

Authors:

Michael A. Acker

Michael K. Parides

Louis P. Perrault

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Ischemic mitral regurgitation is associated with a substantial risk of death. Practice guidelines recommend surgery for patients with a severe form of this condition but acknowledge that the supporting evidence for repair or replacement is limited. METHODS: We randomly assigned 251 patie...

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Medicine

Mitral regurgitation

Mitral valve repair

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