Why the study?
Does mitral valve repair improve short-term and long-term survival compared to mitral valve replacement in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation?
Population
Patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation from 9 retrospective studies. Most patients had concomitant…
Comparison
Mitral valve repair vs Mitral valve replacement
Design
Meta-analysis
Authors
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Supports mitral valve repair over replacement for ischemic mitral regurgitation; leaves open confirmation via randomized trials before practice change.
Does mitral valve repair improve short-term and long-term survival compared to mitral valve replacement in patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation?
In patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation, mitral valve repair is associated with better short-term and long-term survival compared to mitral valve replacement based on retrospective observational data.
Vassileva et al. (2010) studied this question.
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