Restrictive mitral valve annuloplasty versus mitral valve replacement for functional ischemic mitral regurgitation: An exercise echocardiographic study Carlo Fino, MD, Attilio Iacovoni, MD, Paolo Ferrero, MD, Michele Senni, MD, Maurizio Merlo, MD, Diego Cugola, MD, Paolo Ferrazzi, MD, Massimo Caputo, MD, Antonio Miceli, MD, PhD, Julien Magne, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 2, Pages 447-453.e2 (August 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.05.053 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Absolute (A) and relative (B) exercise-induced changes in SPAP according to surgical technique (MVA vs MVR). MV, Mitral valve; SPAP, systolic pulmonary arterial pressure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 447-453.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.05.053) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Mitral valve opening reserve assessed as the individual exercise-induced changes in IEOA for MVA (A) and MVR (B) groups. EOA, Effective orifice area; SD, standard deviation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 447-453.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.05.053) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Relationship between exercise SPAP and IEOA during exercise. IEOA, Indexed effective orifice area; SPAP, systolic pulmonary arterial pressure. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 447-453.e2DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.05.053) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions