Mitral valve repair versus replacement in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation.

Conclusions: Our preliminary findings showed that the surgical outcome of mitral valve repair might be comparable to that of MVR in terms of early mortality and long-term survival. However, mitral valve repair was associated with a higher residual or recurrent mitral regurgitation rate. According to the latest literature, the role of MVR can justifiably be indicated for severe IMR. As for moderate IMR, CABG alone without mitral valve intervention may provide similar clinical outcomes. PMID: 29997945 [PubMed]

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Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - July 14, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research