Mitral Valve Surgery for Papillary Muscle Rupture: Outcomes in 1,342 Patients from the STS Database.

CONCLUSIONS: These data provide a national overview of outcomes following MVS for PMR. Rates of mortality and morbidity are high but the majority of patients survive operative intervention in this high-risk and otherwise lethal condition. PMID: 32376352 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research