Intracardial hemodynamic changes after synthetic strip mitral annuloplasty in chronic ischemic mitral insufficiency, medium-term follow up results
In the medium-term (19,8 ± 10,4 months in the main group, 23,5 ± 14,5 month in a control group) left ventricle (LV) dimension decrease and residual mitral insuffi ciency (MI) degree were acceptable among patients without LV aneurism and reconstructed LV aneurism with papillary muscle (PM) re-approaching. Among patients with reconstructed LV aneurism without PM re-approximation LV dimensions, a mitral valve area and residual MI increased compared with a control group. Papillary muscle re-approximation leads to LV volumes, residual MI degree stabilization in a medium-term follow up.