Why the study?
Does mitral annular calcification worsen early and late outcomes in patients undergoing mitral valve repair for severe mitral regurgitation due to myxomatous degeneration?
Does mitral annular calcification worsen early and late outcomes in patients undergoing mitral valve repair for severe mitral regurgitation due to myxomatous degeneration?
Mitral annular calcification does not adversely affect survival or recurrent mitral regurgitation rates following mitral valve repair for myxomatous degeneration.
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Mitral annular calcification should not preclude repair in myxomatous disease; observational data leaves open generalizability and causality.
Chan et al. (2013) studied this question.
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