Early Surgery Is Recommended for Mitral Regurgitation
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Is early surgery recommended for mitral regurgitation? Early Surgery Is Recommended for Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation (MR), the systolic flow reversal from the left ventricle to the left atrium, is currently the most frequent valvular heart disease.1 Because MR affects predominantly patients 65 years of age,1 with age at surgery most often in the sixth decade,2 the observed prevalence will increase with the aging of the population. Thus, the number of US citizens affected by moderate or se...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.109.868083