L a insufi ciencia mitral isquémica puede ser valvular, por rotura o alargamiento necró-tico de un músculo papilar, o ventricular, también llamada funcional, por dilatación del anillo mitral, pero, principalmente, por tracción de los músculos papilares secundaria al remode- (Rev Med Chile 2011; 139: 1544-1552.
Background: Mitral valve repair is the preferred procedure for the surgical treatment of mitral valve insufficiency (MI), (Rev Med Chile 2014; 142: 1089-1098
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