Open AccessA simple preoperative score including the surgeon's experience to predict the probability of a successful mitral valve repair
Author(s) -
Hendrik T. Tevaearai Stahel,
Andrea Kammermann,
Brigitta Gahl,
Lars Englberger,
Thierry Carrel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1569-9293
pISSN - 1569-9285
DOI - 10.1093/icvts/ivw347
Subject(s) - medicine , stenosis , logistic regression , mitral valve , mitral valve replacement , surgery , framingham risk score , cardiology , calcification , valve replacement , disease
According to recent guidelines, mitral valve (MV) repair is preferable to replacement. However, replacement is sometimes inevitable. Aims of the study were to identify variables that predict the risk of an unsuccessful MV repair and to evaluate a score that could help in planning MV surgical procedures.
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