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Relation of Mitral Annulus and Left Atrial Dysfunction to the Severity of Functional Mitral Regurgitation in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

Sorina Mihaila BaldeaDenisa MuraruMarcelo Haertel MiglioranzaSabino IlicetoDragos VinereanuLuigi Paolo Badano
Published in: Cardiology research and practice (2020)
Patients with DCM and FMR have MA geometry remodeling and contractile dysfunction, correlated with the severity of FMR. MA contractile dysfunction correlated with both LA and left LV pumps dysfunctions and predicted patients with severe FMR. Our results provide new insights that might help with better selection of patients for MV transcatheter procedures.
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