Secondary mitral regurgitation – when surgery ‘’may be considered’’

Surgery for chronic aortic regurgitation: when should it be considered?

Deciding when to operate on a patient with chronic aortic regurgitation may be extremely difficult. The timing of surgery requires consideration of the etiology and pathophysiology of the aortic regurgitation, because aortic valve replacement carries morbidity and mortality that must be weighed against the potential problems of continued medical management. Guidelines for the use of surgery in ...

Defining “Severe” Secondary Mitral€Regurgitation

Fro Pla De Ce #D No ve rec Dia La res ET Me Ge lat Lis Yo Ma Secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with poor outcomes, but its correction does not reverse the underlying left ventricular (LV) pathology or improve the prognosis. The recently published American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guidelines on valvular heart disease generated considerable controversy by r...

When should surgery be considered for the treatment of epilepsy?

Role of mitral valve surgery for secondary mitral regurgitation in heart failure.

n nonischemic and ischemic cardiomyopathies, geometric perturations in the left ventricle (LV) result in dysfunction of the mitral alve and secondary (functional) mitral regurgitation (MR). An ncrease in interpapillary muscle distance, annular dilation, and nhanced leaflet tethering contribute to secondary MR. Because he MR in these patients is primarily a function of distorted LV eometry rathe...

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...