Is rheumatic aetiology a predictor of poor outcome in the current era of mitral valve repair? Contemporary long-term results of mitral valve repair in rheumatic heart disease†

Patients undergoing mitral valve repair, including 627 consecutive patients with rheumatic disease (46.7% of all mitral repair procedures). The rheumatic study group had a mean age of 32 ± 19 years (range 3-75 years).

Mitral valve repair for rheumatic disease

Mitral valve repair for degenerative disease

Mortality, survival, freedom from reoperation, and freedom from valve failure at 5 and 10 yearshard clinical