Is prosthetic anuloplasty necessary for durable mitral valve repair?

Gillinov, A Marc

Is prosthetic anuloplasty necessary for durable mitral valve repair? [electronic resource] - The Annals of thoracic surgery Jul 2009 - 76-82 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1552-6259

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.03.089 doi


Adult
Aged
Cardiac Surgical Procedures--methods
Chordae Tendineae--surgery
Cohort Studies
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation--methods
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Insufficiency--diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications--mortality
Probability
Prosthesis Failure
Reoperation
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Analysis
Treatment Outcome