March 1, 1994Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Techniques and Results of Mitral Valve Repair for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Population
Patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Mechanism-specific repair may be feasible in ischemic MR; leaves open randomized trials to guide selection and durability.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation (during acute phase of myocardial infarction, healed myocardial infarction, or transient ischemia)
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Intervention
Mitral valve repair techniques (suturing papillary muscle head, chordal transfer, chordal replacement, annuloplasty), mitral valve replacement, or myocardial revascularization
The choice of surgical or interventional technique for ischemic mitral regurgitation depends on the specific mechanism and chronicity of the ischemic injury.
Cite This Study
Tirone E. David (1994) studied this question.