Restrictive mitral annuloplasty with or without coronary artery bypass grafting in ischemic mitral regurgitation

Aims In patients with ischaemic mitral regurgitation (MR), the impact of mitral valve surgery with concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) on post‐operative survival and left ventricular (LV) reverse remodelling remains unknown. Therefore, we investigated these outcomes following restrictive mitral annuloplasty (RMA) with and without CABG in those patients. Methods and results This study included 309 patients with chronic MR and...