Mitral Regurgitation
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Mitral Regurgitation Outlook
What to expect with mitral regurgitation:
The outlook depends on the severity of the disease and the presence of additional
heart disease
.
About 65 percent of those who undergo mitral valve replacement live longer than 5 years.
About 70 percent of those who undergo mitral valve repair live longer than 5 years.
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Mitral Regurgitation Complications
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Aortic regurgitation
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Last Updated: May 30, 2008
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Enriquez-Sarano M, Avierinos JF, Messika-Zeitoun D, Detaint D, Capps M, Nkomo V, Scott C, Schaff HV, Tajik AJ. Quantitative determinants of the outcome of asymptomatic mitral regurgitation. N Engl J Med. 2005 Mar 3;352(9):875-83.
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