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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
The goal of this study was to examine the frequency of mitral regurgitation (MR) in patients with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and to relate its presence and severity to long-term survival. Remodeling of the left ventricle after myocyte injury leads to a progressive change in LV size and shape, and it may lead to the development of MR. The frequency of MR and its relation to survival in patients with LV systolic dysfunction has not been completely characterized. We analyzed the histories, coronary anatomy, and degree of MR in patients with symptomatic heart failure and LV ejection fraction <40% who underwent cardiac catheterization between 1986 and 2000. Cox's proportional hazards modeling was used to assess the independent effect of MR on survival. Two thousand fifty-seven patients met study criteria; MR was common in this cohort (56.2%). Of patients with MR, 811 (70.1%) had mild (grades 1+ or 2+) and 345 (29.8%) had moderate or severe (grades 3+ or 4+) regurgitation. Survival rates at 1, 3, and 5 years were significantly lower in patients with moderate to severe MR versus those with mild or no MR (p <0.001). MR was found to be an independent predictor of mortality after multivariable analysis (hazards ratio 1.23, 95% confidence interval 1.13 to 1.34, p = 0.0001). This relation of MR and survival was present in those with ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathies. MR is common in patients with LV systolic dysfunction and heart failure. After adjusting for other clinical variables, the presence of MR independently predicted worsened survival.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-9149
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
91
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
538-43
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Cohort Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Comorbidity, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Echocardiography, Doppler, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Heart Catheterization, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Heart Failure, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Heart Function Tests, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Mitral Valve Insufficiency, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Probability, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Proportional Hazards Models, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Registries, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Severity of Illness Index, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Stroke Volume, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Survival Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Ventricular Dysfunction, Left, pubmed-meshheading:12615256-Ventricular Remodeling
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Relation of frequency and severity of mitral regurgitation to survival among patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and heart failure.
pubmed:affiliation
Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27715, USA. trich001@mc.duke.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article