Results and outcomes for patients with atrioventricular groove disruption after mitral valve surgery

CONCLUSION: Mortality rates for AVGD after MVS are high. However, way of managing AVGD depends on the underlying type of rupture and should be evaluated in regard of the myocardial damage. Due to the rare occurrence, registry data might help to address more scientific value concerning therapeutic measures and outcomes of this severe complication.PMID:33637032 | DOI:10.1177/0267659121998938

Source: Perfusion - February 27, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Borko Ivanov Ilija Djordjevic Kaveh Eghbalzadeh Georg Schlachtenberger Stephen Gerfer Christopher Gaisendrees Elmar Kuhn Parwis Rahmanian Anton Sabashnikov Navid Mader Thorsten Wahlers Source Type: research