Mechanism of Recurrent/Persistent Ischemic/Functional Mitral Regurgitation in the Chronic Phase After Surgical Annuloplasty

Kuwahara, Eiji; Otsuji, Yutaka; Iguro, Yoshifumi; Ueno, Tetsuya; Zhu, Fang; Mizukami, Naoko; Kubota, Kayoko; Nakashiki, Kenichi; Yuasa, Toshinori; Yu, Bo; Uemura, Takeshi; Takasaki, Kunitsugu; Miyata, Masaaki; Hamasaki, Shuichi; Kisanuki, Akira; A. Levine, Robert; Sakata, Ryuzo; Tei, Chuwa

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.105.000729

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Mechanism of Recurrent/Persistent Ischemic/Functional Mitral Regurgitation in the Chronic Phase After Surgical Annuloplasty

Published in Circulation • Jul 4, 2006

Authors:

Eiji Kuwahara

Yutaka Otsuji

Yoshifumi Iguro

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Surgical annuloplasty can potentially hoist the posterior annulus anteriorly, exaggerate posterior leaflet (PML) tethering, and lead to recurrent ischemic/functional mitral regurgitation (MR). Characteristics of leaflet configurations in late postoperative MR were investigated. METHODS A...

Subject

Medicine

Tethering

Surgery

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