Improvement in left ventricular dysfunction after surgical correction of mitral regurgitation

Improvement in left ventricular dysfunction after surgical correction of mitral regurgitation

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether left ventricular end-systolic (ESD) diameters <FONT FACE=Symbol>£</FONT> 51mm in patients (pt) with severe chronic mitral regurgitation (MR) are predictors of a poor prognosis after mitral valve surgery (MVS). METHODS: Eleven pt (aged 36±13 years) were stud...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Antônio Sérgio Cordeiro da Rocha, Nazareth de Novaes da Rocha, Rita de Cássia Villela Soares, Marialda Coimbra, Rosana Grandelle Ramos, Clara Weksler, Fernando Eugênio Cruz Filho, Celso Garcia da Silveira, Paulo Roberto Dutra da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2003-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Subjects:
regurgitação mitral
disfunção ventricular esquerda
tratamento cirúrgico
cirurgia valvar mitral
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003000100002&lng=en&tlng=en

Internet

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003000100002&lng=en&tlng=en

Similar Items