Does mitral valve repair improve life span in patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation?
Mitral valve repair for degenerative MR restores normal life expectancy, except in patients with resting symptoms and impaired LV function.
MV repair for degenerative MR restored life span to normal except in patients with symptoms at rest and impaired left ventricular function. Advanced age and complex mitral valve pathologies increased the risk of late recurrent MR.
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