Key result
Mitral regurgitation is a common and growing problem in the elderly population >75 years of age, predominantly presenting as degenerative mitral valve disease and ischemic mitral regurgitation.
Why the study?
Does surgery improve outcomes in elderly patients with asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation?
Does surgery improve outcomes in elderly patients with asymptomatic severe mitral regurgitation?
Mitral regurgitation is a growing epidemiological problem in the aging population, particularly involving degenerative and ischemic etiologies.
ardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in subjects Ͼ75 years of age, a healthcare problem that will increase as the population continues to age.In the United States, the predicted population Ͼ75 years of age will exceed 50 million by the year 2038.Epidemiological studies have shown that the prevalence of mitral regurgitation (MR) also increases progressively with age; thus, MR is a common and growing problem in the elderly. 1 The most frequently encountered types of MR in the elderly are degenerative mitral valve disease, which results from primary floppy, myxomatous valves with prolapsing or flail leaflets and calcified mitral annulus, and ischemic MR (IMR), now that rheumatic mitral valve disease has declined and endocarditis remains comparatively rare.
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Sutton et al. (2006) conducted a review in Severe Mitral Regurgitation. Surgery for Asymptomatic Severe Mitral Regurgitation was evaluated. Mitral regurgitation is a common and growing problem in the elderly population >75 years of age, predominantly presenting as degenerative mitral valve disease and ischemic mitral regurgitation.
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