This retrospective study compared outcomes in patients undergoing mitral valve repair for valve prolapse, with and without mitral annular disjunction (MAD). After propensity score matching, 100 patients (50 with MAD and 50 without) were analyzed.
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Mitral Valve
April 3, 2025
In this study, the authors compared the long-term outcomes of patients who underwent left atrial appendage closure during mitral repair with those who did not, specifically in patients without atrial fibrillation (AF). The analysis included 10,810 patients from a large US national registry who underwent isolated mitral repairs.
March 13, 2025
This study aimed to compare the clinical and echocardiographic long-term results of edge-to-edge (E-to-E) repair and neochordal repair, both associated with ring annuloplasty, for isolated anterior mitral leaflet lesions using propensity match analysis.
February 27, 2025
This study analyzed mechanisms of repair failure after mitral valve repair using chordal replacement and annuloplasty for degenerative mitral regurgitation. Between 2003 and 2010, 344 patients underwent mitral valve repair at the German Heart Center Munich.
January 9, 2025
This study examined the preoperative status and surgical outcomes of male versus female degenerative mitral valve regurgitation patients undergoing surgery. The authors reviewed the institutional database for all patients who underwent surgery for degenerative mitral regurgitation between 2013 and 2021.
November 21, 2024
This cohort study, called the Real-World Observational Study for Investigating the Prevalence and Therapeutic Options for Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation (REVEAL-AFMR), aimed to investigate the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of mitral valve (MV) surgery in atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR).
September 12, 2024
Researchers explore the use of a novel transcatheter electrosurgical technique, SESAME, for treating left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction. This procedure, designed to mimic surgical myotomy, was tested on 76 patients between 2021 and 2023.
August 22, 2024
The utility of operating room extubation (ORE) after cardiac surgery over fast-track extubation (FTE) within 6 hours remains contested. The authors hypothesized ORE would be associated with equivalent rates of morbidity and mortality, relative to FTE. They found that ORE was associated with similar or improved outcomes compared to FTE.
August 19, 2024
This is a full explanation of the anatomy and physiology of the mitral valve by Dr. Vince Gaudiani.
August 8, 2024
Determining the appropriate prosthetic for mitral valve replacement is an ongoing area of study. This article looked at trends at a single center over a period of 20 years and compared the use of biologic (1,658 patients) and mechanical valves (369 patients).