Evaluation of Mitral Annuloplasty for Mitral Regurgitation
Why the study?
Does mitral annuloplasty improve hemodynamic parameters and clinical status in patients seriously disabled by mitral regurgitation?
Population
11 patients seriously disabled by mitral regurgitation
Comparison
Mitral annuloplasty vs Preoperative status
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
4 to 41 months (average 19.4 months)
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Discussion
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Implication
May support palliative use in selected severe MR cases; leaves open need for controlled trials before practice change.
Structured PICO
Does mitral annuloplasty improve hemodynamic parameters and clinical status in patients seriously disabled by mitral regurgitation?
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Population
11 patients seriously disabled by mitral regurgitation
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Intervention
Mitral annuloplasty
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Comparator
Preoperative status
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Outcome
Postoperative clinical and hemodynamic changes (transverse cardiac diameter, resting stroke index, resting cardiac index, mean pulmonary artery pressure, arteriovenous oxygen difference)surrogate
Mitral annuloplasty provides significant palliative reduction in regurgitant volume and clinical improvement in carefully selected patients with severe mitral regurgitation.
Cite This Study
Anderson et al. (1962) studied this question.