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Keep this study
Lead
Asan Medical Center
Age
Any age
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
New York Heart Association Functional class (NYHA Fc) ≥ 2 dyspnea which was sustained till one year after the previous mitral valve surgery (repair or replacement)
TR Vmax ≥ 3.5m/s by echocardiography
Normal left ventricle ejection fraction (EF ≥ 50%)
Pulmonary vascular resistance ≥ 3 Wood Unit or diastolic pressure gradient ≥ 7mmHg by cardiac catheterization
You may not be if
Other valve disease more than moderate degree (ex. aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation)
Liver cirrhosis
Chronic renal failure with serum creatinine ≥ 1.7mg/dL
