Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society

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Heart · Aug 2010

Echocardiography predictors and prognostic value of pulmonary artery systolic pressure in chronic organic mitral regurgitation.

To evaluate the predictors of pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) in organic mitral regurgitation (MR) and its prognostic value after surgery. ⋯ In organic MR, mitral deceleration time, mitral E/E' and left atrial volume correlate with PASP. Pulmonary artery systolic pressure > or = 50 mmHg is an independent predictor of overall and cardiovascular mortality after surgery in organic MR.

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Heart · Aug 2010

Comment Letter

NICE should not intervene where there is equipoise by virtue of insufficient evidence.

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