Surgical Treatment of Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation
Marc Gillinov, heart surgeon in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery in
Cleveland Clinic’s Miller Family Heart & Vascular Institute, discusses the
results of a randomized
controlled trial from the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network looking at
the outcomes of surgery for severe vs. moderate mitral regurgitation caused by
coronary artery disease. Who should have
bypass surgery, mitral valve repair, or mitral valve replacement?