Etiology of clinically isolated, severe, chronic, pure mitral regurgitation: analysis of 97 patients over 30 years of age having mitral valve replacement

Am Heart J. 1982 Aug;104(2 Pt 1):276-88. doi: 10.1016/0002-8703(82)90204-6.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Chordae Tendineae / pathology
  • Coronary Disease / complications
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / pathology*
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / pathology
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse / complications
  • Papillary Muscles / pathology
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications