Why the study?
Does bileaflet preserving mitral valve replacement improve postoperative LVEF compared to conventional mitral valve replacement in patients undergoing MVR?
Population
94 patients undergoing mitral valve replacement (n=94)
Comparison
Bileaflet preserving mitral valve replacement… vs Conventional mitral valve replacement
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Bileaflet preservation during MVR may benefit LV performance; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before clinical adoption.
Does bileaflet preserving mitral valve replacement improve postoperative LVEF compared to conventional mitral valve replacement in patients undergoing MVR?
Bileaflet preservation during mitral valve replacement significantly improves postoperative left ventricular ejection fraction at rest and during exercise compared to conventional techniques.
Cíngöz et al. (2004) studied this question.
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