• Semin. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. · Jan 2012

    Multicenter Study

    The role of papillary muscle relocation in ischemic mitral valve regurgitation.

    • Khalil Fattouch, Giacomo Murana, Sebastiano Castrovinci, Giuseppe Nasso, and Giuseppe Speziale.
    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, GVM Care and Research, Maria Eleonora Hospital, Palermo, Italy. khalilfattouch@hotmail.com
    • Semin. Thorac. Cardiovasc. Surg. 2012 Jan 1; 24 (4): 246-53.

    AbstractAim of our study was to compare the results of combined approach papillary muscles relocation (PPMr) + mitral annuloplasty (MA) vs only restrictive annuloplasty (RA) in ischemic mitral regurgitation, guided by 3-dimensional (3D) echocardiography. Sixty-nine patients with severe ischemic mitral regurgitation who had PPMr + MA and coronary artery bypass grafting were matched 1:1 with patients who underwent isolated RA and coronary artery bypass grafting. A comprehensive pre- and postoperatory 2-dimensional and 3D transesophageal echocardiographic examination followed by a 3D offline assessment of the mitral valve apparatus was performed. Five-year freedom from cardiac-related event in the PPMr + MA group and isolated RA group was 83% ± 2.1% and 65.4% ± 1.2%, respectively (P < 0.001). Recurrent mitral regurgitation equal to or greater than moderate occurred in 2 (2.8%) and 8 (11.5%) in PPMr + MA group and RA group, respectively (P < 0.02). The PPMr promoted a significant reversal in left ventricle remodeling compared with the isolated RA. PPMr + MA reduce the tenting area and the coaptation depth with respect to RA, with less incidence of recurrent mitral regurgitation.Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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