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SURGICAL RISK AND THERAPY OF SEVERE SYMPTOMATIC DEGENERATIVE MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION IN THE CONTEMPORARY ERA

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Background: Severe degenerative mitral valve regurgitation (DMR) carries an adverse prognosis, yet afflicted patients may not undergo treatment despite availability of contemporary therapy. We sought to examine the relationship between… Click to show full abstract

Background: Severe degenerative mitral valve regurgitation (DMR) carries an adverse prognosis, yet afflicted patients may not undergo treatment despite availability of contemporary therapy. We sought to examine the relationship between surgical risk, therapeutic penetrance, and survival for patients

Keywords: surgical risk; mitral valve; valve regurgitation; degenerative mitral

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2017

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