Percutaneous mitral valve repair in patients developing severe mitral regurgitation early after an acute myocardial infarction: A review

Acute mitral regurgitation (MR) may develop in the setting of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) because of papillary muscle dysfunction or rupture. Severe acute MR in this scenario is a life-threatening complication associated with hemodynamic instability and pulmonary edema, and has been linked...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro, Marta Tavares Da Silva, José Antonio Baz-Alonso, Berenice Caneiro-Queija, Manuel Barreiro-Pérez, Francisco Calvo-Iglesias, Rocio González-Ferreiro, Luis Puga, Miguel Piñón, Andrés Íñiguez-Romo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2022.987122/full