Cardiology

Research on Cardiology Reported by Investigators at Methodist Hospital

Published in Health and Medicine Week, December 5th, 2011

2011 DEC 5 -- "Mitral repair is recommended for patients with significant organic mitral regurgitation (MR). The nonresectional dynamic mitral valve repair (NVR) method involves a complete flexible ring and artificial chordal insertion but without leaflet resection or annular plication," researchers in Houston, Texas report.

"The aim of this study was to compare changes in mitral annular structure and function after the NVR technique with those after a resectional mitral valve repair (RVR) method, which involves leaflet resection and annuloplasty with a partial flexible ring. Patients with organic severe MR undergoing mitral valve repair with either...

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Source: Health and Medicine Week (2011-12-05)

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