Surgical management of moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation at the time of coronary artery bypass grafting remains controversial

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¹ Departments of Surgery and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY. Electronic address: rmichler@montefiore.org.

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Robert E Michler. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Oct.

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. 2018 Oct;156(4):1498-1500.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.05.060. Epub 2018 Jun 4.

¹ Departments of Surgery and Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY. Electronic address: rmichler@montefiore.org.

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More decision-making criteria for moderate chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation.
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Cautious optimism and tempered enthusiasm for a more thorough, tailored intervention in ischemic moderate mitral regurgitation.
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