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Long-term changes in left ventricular performance following mitral valve replacement for pure rheumatic mitral
L Kontozis1, J Skoularigis, R M Essop
1Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
The American Journal of Cardiology
|June 15, 1996
Abstract:
Our data indicate that MVR, with or without chordal preservation, for pure severe MR in symptomatic younger rheumatic patients with a good preoperative ejection fraction results in normalization of LV size and performance by 1 year. Normalization of LV performance was only achieved at 1 year after surgery, and it is therefore essential to extend the assessment of LV function to at least 1 year postoperatively.