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Life Sciences
New life sciences study findings have been published by F. Antoninicanterin and colleagues
July 6th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Heart, "Left atrial (LA) size is an important predictor of outcome after mitral valve replacement in patients with symptomatic chronic mitral regurgitation (MR). Data on LA remodelling after mitral valve repair (MVr) for chronic non-ischaemic MR are scarce." "The aim of this study was to assess changes in LA size early after MVr for chronic severe degenerative MR and to identify clinical and echocardiographic correlates of those changes. The study analysed 225 consecutive patients who underwent MVr and were echocardiographically evaluated in our hospital within 1 month before and 1 6 months after surgery....
Source: Heart Disease Weekly (2008-07-06)
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