The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1529-1538 , June 2010

Baseline left ventricular function and surgical annular stiffening to predict outcome and reverse left ventricular remodeling after undersized annuloplasty for intermediate-degree ischemic mitral regurgitation

Received 5 February 2009 ,Revised 25 July 2009 ,Accepted 23 August 2009.

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 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01137-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.08.043

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 6 , Pages 1529-1538 , June 2010

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