‘CLAS’ score: an objective tool to standardize and predict mitral valve repairability

ConclusionThe CLAS score is highly predictive of a successful repair. We thus propose that, in the patients with a score of ≤ 8, repair should always be attempted irrespective of the pathology. The patients expected to be scored> 8 should be referred to a repair reference center.

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Source: Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - October 9, 2018 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Source Type: research