Background: The management of ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) represents a therapeutic challenge and is still controversial. The restoration of coronary blood flow reduces left ventricular remodeling and improves regional and global left ventricular function. The effect of revascularization by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for coronary artery disease (CAD) on the severity of ischemic MR is still unclear. This strategy is expected to attenuate ischemic MR.
Objective: To evaluate the role of PCI in the improvement of Ischemic MR in patients with CAD.
Patients and methods: Fifty patients undergoing PCI were enrolled in the study with assessment of severity of MR by transthoracic echocardiography before and 4 weeks after PCI. This study was carried out at Cardiology Department, Sohag Cardiac Specialised center, from March 2018 to December 2019.
Results: There was significant improvement of severity of ischemic MR in patients with CAD after PCI.
Conclusion: PCI was useful in treatment of patients with ischemic MR due to its beneficial role in the improvement of the degree of ischemic MR as well as left ventricular (LV) systolic function.