Impact of functional mitral valve failure on clinical outcomes after ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

Impact of functional mitral valve failure on clinical outcomes after ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction.

    Postoperative functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) grade 2-4 was associated with poor outcomes in patients undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation with reduced LVEF. Dr. Masato Okada of Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital and colleagues reported in the March 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.

Dr. Okada and colleagues studied 491 patients with LVEF <50% who underwent initial atrial fibrill...
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