Mitral valve prosthesis choice in patients < 70 years: A systematic review and meta ‐analysis of 20 219 patients
ConclusionMechanical MVR in patients aged less than 70 years is associated with a lower risk of operative mortality as well as a 20% lower risk of long ‐term death and 65% lower risk of mitral valve reoperation but 60% greater risk of bleeding compared with bioMVR in matched or adjusted data.
Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Bobby Yanagawa,
Jessica Lee,
Maral Ouzounian,
Akshay Bagai,
Asim Cheema,
Subodh Verma,
Jan O. Friedrich,
on behalf of the Canadian Cardiovascular Surgery Meta ‐Analysis Working Group Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
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