Mitral Regurgitation – Indications for Surgery- Algorithms

Sudhan Nagarajan, Percy Boateng

*Mitral valve repair recommended over replacement, always in severe asymptomatic MR and whenever possible in other situations.

MR, mitral regurgitation; RVol, regurgitant volume; RF, regurgitant fraction; ERO, effective regurgitant orifice; LV, left ventricle; CAD, coronary artery disease; HF, heart failure; CRT, cardiac resynchronization therapy; AF, atrial fibrillation; PASP, pulmonary artery systolic pressure; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic dimension; NYHA, New York Heart Association

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