Mitral Regurgitation
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Mitral Regurgitation Treatment
Treatment for mitral regurgitation includes:
Heart surgery to replace the mitral valve
Medications for mitral regurgitation
ACE inhibitors
for mitral regurgitation
Calcium channel blockers
for mitral regurgitation
Digoxin
Diuretics
for mitral regurgitation
Medications before dental or surgical procedures:
Antibiotics to prevent
endocarditis
Mitral valve regurgitation clinical trials
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Last Updated: Oct 19, 2007
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Mitral Regurgitation References:
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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.
Filsoufi F, Salzberg SP, Adams DH. Current management of ischemic mitral regurgitation. Mt Sinai J Med. 2005 Mar;72(2):105-15.
Pierard LA, Lancellotti P. The role of ischemic mitral regurgitation in the pathogenesis of acute pulmonary edema. N Engl J Med. 2004 Oct 14;351(16):1627-34.
