Strategy in treating ischemic mitral regurgitation / 中华胸心血管外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To weight the proper treatment for ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) patients who require coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Patients and Methods 37 CABG patients with IMR during January 2001 and October 2003 were analyzed retrospectively. Results 24 patients underwent CABG alone, there were no operation mortality. The left ventricular diastolic diameter decreased from 52 95 mm to 48 18 mm (P=0 001), LVEF increased from 0 46 to 0 55 (P