Key result
Surgery for isolated mitral stenosis resulted in traumatic mitral-valve incompetence in 380 of 1,021 patients (37.2%), with severe forms leading to clinical decline.
Population
1,021 patients operated on for isolated mitral stenosis
Design
Cohort
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May increase post-surgical decline risk in isolated mitral stenosis; leaves open whether technique modifications reduce iatrogenic regurgitation.
Observational (n=1,021)
Surgery for isolated mitral stenosis frequently creates mitral incompetence, which can lead to clinical decline in severe cases but may be surgically correctable.
Albert N. Brest (1961) conducted an observational in Isolated mitral stenosis (n=1,021). Surgery for isolated mitral stenosis was evaluated on Creation of mitral-valve incompetence. Surgery for isolated mitral stenosis resulted in traumatic mitral-valve incompetence in 380 of 1,021 patients (37.2%), with severe forms leading to clinical decline.
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