Why the study?
Does favorable mitral valve morphology (mitral echo score <=8) improve long-term outcomes in patients undergoing mitral balloon valvuloplasty?
Population
518 consecutive patients who underwent successful mitral balloon valvuloplasty, mean age 31+/-11 years.
Comparison
Mitral balloon valvuloplasty in patients with… vs Mitral balloon valvuloplasty in patients with…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 6+/-4.5 years (range 0.5-16.5 years)
Authors
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Mitral echo score <=8 associated with superior 15-year event-free survival after valvuloplasty; hypothesis-generating for morphology-based selection pending randomized confirmation.
Does favorable mitral valve morphology (mitral echo score <=8) improve long-term outcomes in patients undergoing mitral balloon valvuloplasty?
Favorable mitral valve morphology (mitral echo score <=8) is a strong predictor of long-term event-free survival and freedom from restenosis following mitral balloon valvuloplasty.
Fawzy et al. (2006) studied this question.
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