Prognostic influence of mitral regurgitation prior to a first myocardial infarction

Aims Mitral regurgitation (MR) following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) confers an adverse prognosis during long-term follow-up. There are no studies evaluating the influence of pre-AMI MR in the short- and long-term prognosis of such patients. Our aim was to assess the prognostic value of pre...

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Published in:European heart journal 2005-02, Vol.26 (4), p.343-349
Main Authors: Zamorano, José, de Isla, Leopoldo Perez, Oliveros, Lucía, Almería, Carlos, Rodrigo, José Luis, Aubele, Adalía, Banchs, José, Macaya, Carlos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiology. Vascular system
Coronary heart disease
Endocardial and cardiac valvular diseases
Epidemiologic Methods
Female
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mitral regurgitation
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - complications
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - physiopathology
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial Infarction - diagnostic imaging
Myocardial Infarction - etiology
Myocardial Infarction - pathology
Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies
Prognosis
Ultrasonography
Ventricular Function, Left
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Summary:Aims Mitral regurgitation (MR) following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) confers an adverse prognosis during long-term follow-up. There are no studies evaluating the influence of pre-AMI MR in the short- and long-term prognosis of such patients. Our aim was to assess the prognostic value of pre-AMI MR in the short- and long-term follow-up of patients who suffered a first AMI and to assess its influence on left ventricular haemodynamics. Methods and results Sixty-eight consecutive patients with a first AMI and an echocardiographic study before AMI (
ISSN:0195-668X
1522-9645
DOI:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi065