The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 617-623 , September 2010

Functional mitral stenosis after surgical annuloplasty for ischemic mitral regurgitation: Importance of subvalvular tethering in the mechanism and dynamic deterioration during exertion

  • Kayoko Kubota, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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  • Yutaka Otsuji, MD

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Yutaka Otsuji, MD, Second Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Iseigaoka 1-1, Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu 807-8555, Japan.
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  • Tetsuya Ueno, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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  • Chihaya Koriyama, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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  • Robert A. Levine, MD

      Affiliations

    • Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Ryuzo Sakata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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  • Chuwa Tei, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan

Received 12 March 2009 ,Revised 15 September 2009 ,Accepted 2 November 2009.

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 Dr Otsuji was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research 19500431 and 21500458 from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan.

 Disclosures: None.

PII: S0022-5223(09)01429-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.003

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 3 , Pages 617-623 , September 2010

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