Secondary mitral regurgitation surgical management: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

The most common valvular heart disease in the US is moderate to severe mitral regurgitation (MR). Function MR or secondary MR comprises many of these cases. Moderate and severe secondary MR are independently associated with increased all-cause mortality and rehospitalization for heart failure. Both ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathy can cause secondary MR via similar pathophysiology that leads to inadequate valve leaflets coaptation. The management of secondary MR is complex. The optimal treatment strategy for secondary MR remains controversial, reflected in the vast array of treatment options and the complexity of therapeutic decision-making. Several surgical mitral valve repair techniques have been described in the literature. Many of these aims to f

SUBMITTER: Eapen SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11538845 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature