Optimal surgical management of severe ischemic mitral regurgitation: To repair or to replace? Louis P. Perrault, MD, PhD, Alan J. Moskowitz, MD, Irving L. Kron, MD, Michael A. Acker, MD, Marissa A. Miller, DVM, MPH, Keith A. Horvath, MD, Vinod H. Thourani, MD, Michael Argenziano, MD, David A. D’Alessandro, MD, Eugene H. Blackstone, MD, Claudia S. Moy, PhD, Joseph P. Mathew, MD, MHSc, Judy Hung, MD, Timothy J. Gardner, MD, Michael K. Parides, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 143, Issue 6, Pages 1396-1403 (June 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.05.030 Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Severe mitral regurgitation trial design schematic. MR, Mitral regurgitation; CABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; LVESVI, left ventricular end-systolic volume index; QoL, quality of life; LOS, length of stay; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; AEs, adverse events. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2012 143, 1396-1403DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.05.030) Copyright © 2012 Terms and Conditions