Question
Pathophysiology of chronic mitral regurg
-A state of left ventricular and left atrial volume overload
-Left ventricular systolic function may remain normal for years until fibrosis and progressive dilation herald a decline in [...]
-The low-pressure left atrial “outlet” is a form of afterload reduction - and may mask clinical deterioration
---Left ventricular ejection fraction may be normal despite impaired contractile function