Mild Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation: Is Revascularization Enough for Every Patient?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf.2759Keywords:
mitral valve replacement, mitral regurgitation, subvalvularAbstract
Background: The progress of mild ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) after isolated coronary artery bypass is not clear. We aimed to determine the proportion of patients with mild ischemic MR undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) presenting with regression of or persistent MR one year after CABG and to identify the significantly different echocardiographic variables between regressing and persistent MR.
Methods: Sixty-three patients with preoperative mild ischemic MR were categorized into an MR-
regression or an MR-persistence group one year after isolated CABG. The echocardiographic indices, indicating mitral leaflet configuration and remodeling of the left ventricle (LV), were measured before and one year after
the surgery.
Results: One year after CABG, MR regressed in 60% (38/63) and persisted in 40% (25/63) of the patients. The left ventricular diameter, volume, and sphericity and anteroposterior diameter of the mitral annulus improved only in the MR-regression group, while the ejection fraction improved in both groups (47.7% ± 12.4% from 40.1% ± 11.3%,
P < .001 in the regression group and 43.2% ± 14.0% from 39.3% ± 11.6%, P = .035 in the persistence group). A >15% decrease in the LV end-systolic volume was noted more frequently in the MR-regression group (60.5% versus 30%,
P = .027). The leaflet angle did not show asymmetry or significant changes in both groups.
Conclusions: Isolated CABG improved mild MR in most patients with mild ischemic MR. These patients showed greater reverse remodeling after revascularization than the patients with persistent MR after isolated CABG. Additional tests, which can predict LV reverse remodeling, are needed to predict persistent MR.
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