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[Mitral insufficiency].

Francesco Faletra·Ugo La Marchesina·Renato Bragato·Antonio Grimaldi
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Over the past 15 years, outcome of patients with severe mitral insufficiency is significantly improved. This may be due to concomitant advances in many fields of medicine such as a more effective diagnosis and left ventricular function monitoring by means of echocardiography, development of useful guidelines and advances in valve reconstruction techniques. We will discuss some aspects of mitral anatomy, pathophysiology, echocardiographic diagnosis and the proper timing for surgical intervention.

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Francesco Faletra, Ugo La Marchesina, Renato Bragato, Antonio Grimaldi. 2002. [Mitral insufficiency].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12064187/

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