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Surgical treatment of mitral valve insufficiency by valve repair [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, 2002
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the short term results of mitral valve repair in a consecutive series of mitral insufficiency patients from different ethiologies. METHODS: A retrospective study was made of 86 patients with mitral insufficiency operated on between ...
Henrique Murad, Eliane Carvalho Gomes, Adriana Alves Pinheiro, José Augusto de Azevedo, Mauro Paes Leme de Sá, André Prado Noronha, Eduardo Sergio Bastos, Rubens Giambroni Filho   +7 more
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Repair of Congenital Mitral Valve Insufficiency [PDF]

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2010
R. Hetzer, E. M. Walter
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Parameters of the mitral apparatus in patients with ischemic and nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research, 2023
The mitral valve apparatus is a complex structure consisting of several coordinating components: the annulus , two leaflets, the chordae tendineae, and the papillary muscles. Due to the intricate interplay between the mitral valve and the left ventricle,
João Presume, Mariana S Paiva, Sara Guerreiro, Regina Ribeiras   +3 more
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Changes in Myofibrillar Content and Mg‐ATPase Activity in Ventricular Tissues From Patients with Heart Failure Caused by Coronary Artery Disease, Cardiomyopathy, or Mitral Valve Insufficiency [PDF]

Circulation Research, 1988
Force development and shortening by cardiac muscle occur as a result of the interaction between actin and myosin within the myofibrillar lattice.
Edward D. Pagani, A. Alousi, Alison M. Grant, Thomas M. Older, Stanley W. Dziuban, P. Allen   +5 more
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Transesophageal echocardiographic diagnosis of acute aortic valve insufficiency after mitral valve repair.

Anesthesia and Analgesia, 2000
Anesthesiologists are routinely required to evaluate cardiac valvular function by using transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) after valve replacement or repair.
A. Rother, B. Smith, D. Adams, C. Collard   +3 more
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Echocardiographic estimation of mean left atrial pressure in a canine model of acute mitral valve insufficiency. [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2004
High mean left atrial pressure (MLAP) due to canine degenerative mitral valve disease is associated with clinically relevant morbidity and mortality.
M. Oyama, D. Sisson, B. Bulmer, P. Constable   +3 more
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Very Long-Term Results (More Than 20 Years) of Valve Repair With Carpentier’s Techniques in Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Insufficiency [PDF]

Circulation, 2001
Background—Mitral valve repair is considered the gold standard in surgery of degenerative mitral valve insufficiency (MVI), but the long-term results (>20 years) are unknown.
E. Braunberger, A. Deloche, A. Berrebi, F. Abdallah, J. A. Celestin, P. Meimoun, G. Chatellier, S. Chauvaud, J. Fabiani, A. Carpentier   +9 more
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Unroofed coronary sinus, left-sided superior vena cava and mitral insufficiency: A case report and review of the literature. [PDF]

World J Cardiol
BACKGROUND Unroofed coronary sinus (UCS) is a rare subtype of atrial septal defect. It is frequently associated with a persistent left superior vena cava and is often part of a more intricate cardiac malformation.
Bitar F, Bulbul Z, Jassar Y, Zareef R, Abboud J, Arabi M, Bitar FF.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Cardiac surgery in a patient with retroperitoneal fibrosis and heart valvulopathy, both due to pergolide medication for Parkinson's disease [PDF]

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2009
Retroperitoneal fibrosis is best described as a chronic inflammatory process which may be idiopathic, but can rarely be brought about by medications, such as pergolide, used for treating Parkinson's disease.
Prokakis Christos, Koniari Ioanna, Tselikos Dimitrios, Baikoussis Nikolaos G, Apostolakis Efstratios E, Fokaeas Eleftherios, Karanikolas Menelaos   +6 more
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Long-Term (29 Years) Results of Reconstructive Surgery in Rheumatic Mitral Valve Insufficiency [PDF]

Circulation, 2001
Background—Results of conservative surgery are well established in degenerative mitral valve (MV) insufficiency. However, there are controversies in rheumatic disease.
S. Chauvaud, J. Fuzellier, A. Berrebi, A. Deloche, J. Fabiani, A. Carpentier   +5 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources