Elongation of chordae tendineae as an adaptive process to reduce mitral regurgitation in functional mitral regurgitation

Conclusion
Our results suggest the posterior leaflet chords possibly remodel by elongating and contribute to reduced MR and that in a subgroup of FMR patients, the primary chords may remodel by shortening, resulting in augmented MR. This information could be useful in choosing strategy for FMR correction.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - April 11, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Obase, K., Weinert, L., Hollatz, A., Farooqui, F., Roberts, J. D., Minhaj, M. M., Tung, A., Chaney, M., Ota, T., Jeevanandam, V., Yoshida, K., Mor-Avi, V., Lang, R. M. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research