D. Craig Miller, M.D.
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Reduced systolic torsion in chronic "pure" mitral regurgitation.
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009; (2): 85-92
Global left ventricular (LV) torsion declines with chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR), which may accelerate the LV remodeling spiral toward global cardiomyopathy; however, it has not been definitively established whether this torsional decline is attributable to the infarct, the MR, or their combined effect. We tested the hypothesis that chronic "pure" MR alone reduces global LV torsion.
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