The MITRA-FR Trial Vs the COAPT Trial: More Complementary Than Contradictory?

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct;108(4):965-968. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.083. Epub 2019 Jun 15.

Authors

Jessica G Y Luc¹, Jonathan C Hong², Anson W Cheung², Richard C Cook², Peter L Skarsgard², Jian Ye², Tom C Nguyen³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Electronic address: jessicagyluc@gmail.com.
² Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
³ Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas.

PMID: 31387795
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.04.083

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Conservative Treatment / methods
Conservative Treatment / standards*
Echocardiography
Guideline Adherence
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
Humans
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / therapy*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / methods*
Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*