ANNULOPLASTY FOR SEVERE MITRAL REGURGITATION DUE TO DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY

Authors
KAMEDA Y KITAMURA S KAWACHI K KAWATA T
Citation
Y. Kameda et al., ANNULOPLASTY FOR SEVERE MITRAL REGURGITATION DUE TO DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 61(6), 1996, pp. 1829-1832
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,"Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
61
Issue
6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1829 - 1832
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1996)61:6<1829:AFSMRD>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We present a 74-year-old woman who underwent corrective annuloplasty f or severe mitral regurgitation due to dilated cardiomyopathy. Postoper atively, congestive heart failure improved, with her New York Heart As sociation status changing from IV to II, although her cardiac function al improvement was minimal. Severe mitral regurgitation may be the ind ication for annuloplasty in symptomatic patients with dilated cardiomy opathy when cardiac transplantation is not indicated.