Transcatheter Repair or Surgery for Functional Mitral Regurgitation
Transcatheter Repair or Surgery for Functional Mitral Regurgitation
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Functional mitral regurgitation is a disease of the left heart as opposed to the valve leaflets themselves. Two thirds of patients with heart failure have moderate or severe functional mitral regurgitation.
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In these patients, left ventricular dysfunction and remodeling cause papillary muscle displacement and mitral annular dilatation; these...
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Transcatheter Repair or Surgery for Functional Mitral Regurgitation
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_3128817473
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_3128817473
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0028-4793,1533-4406
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMe2411217
