Clinical Trial: The Papillary Muscle Approximation Provide Stability of Mitral Valve Repair for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

Study Status: Active, not recruiting
Recruit Status: Active, not recruiting
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: The Papillary Muscle Approximation Provide Stability of Mitral Valve Repair for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

Brief Summary: Recent publications show that an adjunctive subvalvular repair during mitral annuloplasty for secondary mitral regurgitation effective in preventing recurrent regurgitation. One of these procedures is the papillary muscles approximation. However, the safety and the positive impact of this method are still in doubt.