Mitral regurgitation surgery in heart failure due to ischemic cardiomyopathy: a 24-year experience.

During the past 24 years, operative results for the surgical correction of MR in patients with heart failure due to ICM have steadily improved. Currently, while the early and mid-term survival are satisfactory the long-term survival is limited, especially when heart failure is complicated by renal failure and severe tricuspid regurgitation.