Neil Moat of the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom, discusses the respect philosophy in mitral valve surgery.
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Mitral valve disease
December 28, 2014
This is a retrospective study comparing outcomes in 25 octogenarian patients undergoing percutaneous mitral valve intervention with the Mitraclip device and 35 octogenarian patients undergoing surgical mitral valve repair or replacement for isolated mitral regurgitation.
December 7, 2014
In this prospective randomized study from the Cardiothoracic Trials Network Investigators, the authors compare the results between CABG alone and CABG plus mitral valve repair in 301 patients with ischemic moderate mitral insufficiency and coronary artery disease.
November 30, 2014
This is a stunning video of a myectomy and mitral anterior leaflet repair. It really shows the abilities of the robot very well indeed. Well done
November 20, 2014
Randy Martin, MD, Piedmont Heart in Atlanta, Georgia, moderates a lively discussion on mitral valve repair.The panel’s discussion moves from evolving concepts of FMR repair and replacement to tricuspid valve repair and access routes, and touches on pathways to TCV mitral.
November 20, 2014
301 pts with CAD required revascularization and moderate MR were randomly assigned to CABG or CABG with MV repair. The outcome was LV end-systolic index at 1 year. MV repair contributed to longer pump times, longer hospitalization, and more neurologic events. MV repair did not result in an improved primary outcome at 1 year, but was associated wit
November 7, 2014
The Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network recently reported that a third of patients after mitral valve repair for ischemic MR developed at least moderate recurrent MR at 1 year following surgery. This begs the question as to which patients with ischemic MR would benefit from repair vs. replacement.
November 5, 2014
The authors explored readmission rates for heart failure after MV repair/replacement in the US Medicare population as a means for assessing quality. The preop heart failure rate in this population was 61%. Readmission rates were 25% at 30 days and 78% at 5 years; they were substantially higher for those with preop heart failure and were higher for
October 28, 2014
Retrospective study on 102 consecutive asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with no left ventricular dysfunction and with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) who underwent mitral valve surgery in three centers.
October 23, 2014
Hugo Vanermen of the University of Leuven, Belgium, discusses an operative video demonstrating a minimally invasive mitral valve repair of a bi-leaflet prolapse.