Fig. 7.1 Mitral annuloplasty. The size and shape of the annuloplasty ring restores normal mitral annular size and geometry resulting in improved mitral leaflet coaptation and competence (Adapted from Chan…
Fig. 9.1 Posterior leaflet augmentation for functional ischaemic mitral regurgitation (From de Varennes et al. [2]) Early results are good using this technique with Varennes, et al, reporting freedom from…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Kok Meng John Chan (ed.)Functional Mitral and Tricuspid Regurgitation10.1007/978-3-319-43510-7_8 8. Mitral Valve Repair in Non-ischaemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy K. M. John Chan1 (1) Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Gleneagles Hospital, Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur,…
Study Fattouch et al. Chan et al. (RIME) Smith et al. (CTSN) Years 2003–2007 2007–2011 2009–2013 Treatment arm Isolated CABG CABG + MVR Isolated CABG CABG + MVR Isolated CABG…
