David Liang, MD, PhD
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Annular remodeling in chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation: ring selection implications.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2003; (5): 1549-54; discussion 1554-5
More precise understanding of annular remodeling in the evolution of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation is needed to provide a more rational basis for optimal annuloplasty ring sizing and selection as well as the design of new reparative techniques. Three-dimensional in vivo data describing these geometric perturbations however are lacking. Using an ovine model of chronic myocardial infarction we determined the three-dimensional distortions of the mitral annulus associated with the development of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation.
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