Long-term outcomes of mitral regurgitation by type and severity
Samad Z, Shaw LK, Phelan M, Glower DD, Ersboll M, Toptine JH, Alexander JH, Kisslo JA, Wang A, Mark DB, Velazquez EJ. Long-term outcomes of mitral regurgitation by type and severity. American Heart Journal 2018, 203: 39-48. PMID: 30015067, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2018.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMR severityCause deathIschemic MRSurvival rateCause death riskCoronary artery diseaseLong-term outcomesAbsolute mortality ratesQualifying patientsArtery diseaseEchocardiography studyMitral regurgitationVentricular sizeIndeterminate causeBaseline severityDeath riskSevere MREchocardiography laboratoryHigh riskMortality rateClinical settingPatientsValve morphologySeverityMyxomatous