70 patients with moderate functional ischaemic MR who are undergoing CABG will be recruited. Patients will be randomised to undergo either CABG alone or CABG combined with mitral annuloplasty. Patients will be investigated at baseline, 3 months and 1 year after surgery to determine functional capacity, quality of life, and cardiac function.
The study is a randomised controlled trial comparing two treatment strategies for patients with moderate functional ischaemic mitral regurgitation undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Patients will be randomised to receive either CABG alone or CABG plus mitral annuloplasty. The objective of the study is to determine if mitral annuloplasty in addition to CABG improves outcome in patients with moderate functional ischaemic mitral regurgitation.