Mitral annuloplasty for atrial functional mitral regurgitation in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation.
Taichi SakaguchiToshinori TotsugawaKazumasa OrihashiKazuki KiharaKentaro TamuraArudo HiraokaGenta ChikazawaHidenori YoshitakaPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)
In patients with the combination of atrial functional MR, left ventricular dilatation and excessive leaflet tethering, mitral annuloplasty alone may not be sufficient to achieve long-term correction of MR.
Keyphrases
- mitral valve
- left atrial
- left ventricular
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- magnetic resonance
- heart failure
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- contrast enhanced
- acute myocardial infarction
- weight gain
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- oral anticoagulants
- magnetic resonance imaging
- left atrial appendage
- body mass index
- physical activity
- computed tomography
- venous thromboembolism