dysfunction, decreasing the leaflet closing force, 22 as opposed to PM wall tethering.
Conceivably, however, the acute PM wall displacement in that study was insufficient to …

Background—Patients who undergo ring annuloplasty for ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR)
often have persistent or recurrent MR. This may relate to persistent leaflet tethering from left …

Objectives: We studied the acute effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) on
functional mitral regurgitation in heart failure (HF) patients with left bundle branch block …

Objectives: We sought to test whether isolated mitral annular (MA) dilation can cause
important functional mitral regurgitation (MR). Background: Mitral annular dilation has been …

The normal mitral valve apparatus is a dynamic 3-dimensional (3D) system that allows brisk
left ventricular (LV) blood-inflow during diastole and ensures unidirectional heart pump …

Ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) is a common complication of coronary artery disease and
is the focus of a rapidly increasing amount of research. Mechanistic studies have determined …

Aims This study aimed to assess the influence of afterload alteration on radial (R) and
longitudinal (L) left ventricular (LV) systolic regional functions. Methods and results We …

Ischaemic mitral regurgitation is a frequent complication of left ventricular global or regional
pathological remodelling due to chronic coronary artery disease. It is not a valve disease but …

Background—Although echocardiography is used in diagnosis and management of
myocardial infarction, it has not been established whether specific features of cardiac …

Background—Better understanding of the precise 3-dimensional geometric changes of the
mitral valvular-ventricular complex in chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation (CIMR) is needed …