Functional (ischemic) mitral regurgitation in acute phase of myocardial infarction: Associated clinical factors and in-hospital outcomes

Background and objective: Mitral regurgitation (MR) after myocardial infarction (MI) carries adverse prognosis. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of functional MR on adverse in-hospital outcomes in acute MI. Materials and methods: A total of 569 patients with first ever acute MI w...

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Main Authors: Živilė Valuckienė, Dominyka Urbonaitė, Renaldas Jurkevičius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-01-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X15000221