Rescue percutaneous repair of ischemic acute severe mitral regurgitation

Acute severe mitral regurgitation (MR) because of secondary left ventricular impaired regional contractility can present with severe acute heart failure, associated with a high risk for rapid decompensation, pulmonary edema and cardiogenic shock. Frequently, in these highly unstable patients, surgic...

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Main Authors: Cláudio Guerreiro, Bruno Melica, Ana Raquel Barbosa, Adelaide Dias, José Ribeiro, Daniel Caeiro, Pedro Braga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-04-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255122000221