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Systematic evaluation of the flexible and rigid annuloplasty ring after mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation

Author(s) -

Xiang Hu,

Qiang Zhao

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1873-734X

pISSN - 1010-7940

DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.11.080

Subject(s) - medicine , mitral valve repair , mitral regurgitation , cochrane library , cardiology , ejection fraction , mitral valve , hazard ratio , confidence interval , meta analysis , randomized controlled trial , diastole , surgery , heart failure , blood pressure

Mitral annulus reconstruction is now a common surgical procedure for the treatment of mitral regurgitation. However, there are still controversies in the selection of materials for annuloplasty in the clinical controlled studies available. The purpose of the present systematic review of the literature is to address whether a flexible ring is superior to a rigid ring in terms of improvement in clinical and echocardiographic outcomes.

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