Repair versus replacement of mitral valves in cases of severe rheumatic mitral stenosis: mid-term clinical outcomes.

Conclusions: Selecting suitable patients for mitral valve repair is feasible even for patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. In our study, compared with prosthetic valve replacement in these patients, valve repair still significantly reduced the valve-related complications rates and improved the quality of life during the follow-up. PMID: 31656669 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research