The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1063-1070.e2 , May 2009

Regional wall motion abnormalities and scarring in severe functional ischemic mitral regurgitation: A pilot cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging study

  • Michael Flynn, MB, FRCSI (C/Th)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Ronan Curtin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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  • Edward R. Nowicki, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Scott D. Flamm, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Eugene H. Blackstone, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Tomislav Mihaljevic, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue/Desk F24, Cleveland, OH 44195.

Received 8 May 2008 ,Revised 17 November 2008 ,Accepted 25 December 2008.

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 Eugene H. Blackstone was supported in part by the Kenneth Gee and Paula Shaw, PhD, Chair in Heart Research.

 This paper was presented at the 88th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery, San Diego, California, May 10–14, 2008.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00011-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.12.023

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 5 , Pages 1063-1070.e2 , May 2009

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