Long-term outcomes of mechanical versus biological valve prosthesis in native mitral valve infective endocarditis

Conclusion. The use of mechanical mitral valve prosthesis is associated with lower long-term mortality compared to the biological prosthesis in non-elder native mitral valve infective endocarditis patients. The routine choice of biological mitral valve prostheses for this patient group is not supported by the results.PMID:35652503 | DOI:10.1080/14017431.2022.2079712

Source: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal - June 2, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Markus Malmberg Vesa Anttila P äivi Rautava Jarmo Gunn Ville Kyt ö Source Type: research