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Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the surgical management of moderate IMR is to revascularize only or to revascularize combined with mitral valve repair. Methods: In the period between April 2014 and November 2014, 40 patients with moderate ischaemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) divided into two equal groups underwent open heart surgery at the Kasr El-Aini Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgery Department. group (I) had both CABG surgery associated with MV repair, while group (II) underwent CABG surgery alone to assess the early post-operative results among patients underwent revascularization combined with mitral valve repair compared to those underwent revascularization alone. All patients will be evaluated thoroughly preoperative, intra-operative, and postoperative. Particular attention will be paid to clinical findings of presence of mitral regurgitation, its nature and degree, pre- and postoperative echocardiographic findings of mitral regurgitation, postoperative ICU events including the duration of mechanical ventilation, ICU stay and hospital stay