Key result
Mitral valve repair using a malleable bovine pericardium ring resulted in a 93.8% survival rate and 88% functional recovery over a 16-month follow-up period.
Why the study?
Does mitral valve repair with a malleable bovine pericardium ring improve clinical and echocardiographic outcomes in patients requiring mitral valve surgery?
Observational (n=32)
Does mitral valve repair with a malleable bovine pericardium ring improve clinical and echocardiographic outcomes in patients requiring mitral valve surgery?
Mitral valve repair using a malleable bovine pericardium ring is reproducible and provides good clinical and echocardiographic outcomes without requiring anticoagulation.
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Supports feasibility of malleable pericardium rings for mitral repair; hypothesis-generating case report leaves open need for RCTs.
Volpe et al. (2000) conducted an observational in Mitral valve disease (n=32). Mitral valve repair with a malleable bovine pericardium ring was evaluated on Patient survival. Mitral valve repair using a malleable bovine pericardium ring resulted in a 93.8% survival rate and 88% functional recovery over a 16-month follow-up period.
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