Para-prosthetic leaks following mitral valve replacement : Case analysis on a 20-year period.

CONCLUSIONS: Surgical treatment of mitral para-prosthetic leaks is accompanied by a high mortality rate. The operative strategy plays a major role and can influence the morbity-mortality encountered in those patients. PMID: 29141552 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Cardiology Reviews - Category: Cardiology Tags: Curr Cardiol Rev Source Type: research