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Does initial mitral valve surgery reduce mortality and cardiac events compared to conservative management in elderly patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation and mild symptoms?
Does initial mitral valve surgery reduce mortality and cardiac events compared to conservative management in elderly patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation and mild symptoms?
Initial surgical correction of severe degenerative mitral regurgitation in elderly patients with mild symptoms is associated with significant long-term reductions in overall and cardiac mortality compared to conservative management.
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Early surgery may improve survival in elderly patients with mildly symptomatic severe degenerative mitral regurg.
Kang et al. (2017) studied this question.
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