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SUBMITTER: Tom SK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC11287627 | biostudies-literature | 2024
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Tom Stephanie K SK Kalra Kanika K Perdoncin Emily E Tully Andy A Devireddy Chandan M CM Inci Errol E Greenbaum Adam A Grubb Kendra J KJ
Interventional cardiology (London, England) 20240703
Mitral regurgitation is the most common valvular disease in the developed world, with approximately 24.2 million people being affected worldwide and a higher prevalence in older age groups. Surgical correction of degenerative mitral regurgitation is the standard of care and can restore cardiac function and provide a lasting result, especially when the mitral valve can be repaired. Secondary mitral regurgitation, or functional mitral regurgitation (FMR), describes atrial or ventricular factors le ...[more]