Key result
Partial atrioventricular canal defect repair yields excellent long-term survival with 100% of patients in NYHA Class I.
Why the study?
Does surgical repair treating the mitral valve as a bileaflet structure improve outcomes in patients with partial atrioventricular canal defect?
Observational (n=35)
Does surgical repair treating the mitral valve as a bileaflet structure improve outcomes in patients with partial atrioventricular canal defect?
Surgical repair of partial atrioventricular canal defect treating the mitral valve as a bileaflet structure yields excellent long-term functional and echocardiographic outcomes.
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May support bileaflet mitral repair in partial AV canal; hypothesis-generating and requires larger comparative studies.
Stewart et al. (1987) conducted an observational in Partial atrioventricular canal defect (n=35). Repair of partial atrioventricular canal defect was evaluated on Early and late results (survival, reoperation, NYHA class, mitral incompetence). Repair of partial atrioventricular canal defect resulted in 33 survivors (all in NYHA Class I) and 2 reoperations over a mean follow-up of 8 years.
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