Does early surgery reduce cardiac mortality and congestive heart failure hospitalization compared to conservative management in asymptomatic patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation?
Early surgery is associated with decreased cardiac mortality and heart failure hospitalization compared to conservative management in asymptomatic patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation.
Compared with conservative management, the strategy of early surgery was associated with an improved long-term event rate by decreasing cardiac mortality and congestive heart failure hospitalization more effectively in patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation. Early surgery may therefore further improve clinical outcomes in asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation with preserved left ventricular systolic function and a high likelihood of mitral valve repair.
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