@article{JTD31473,
author = {Yuqing Jiao and Tiange Luo and Haibo Zhang and Jie Han and Yan Li and Yixin Jia and Shuai Zheng and Xu Meng},
title = {Repair versus replacement of mitral valves in cases of severe rheumatic mitral stenosis: mid-term clinical outcomes},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {11},
number = {9},
year = {2019},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: We compared and analyzed differences between repair vs. replacement of mitral valves on severe rheumatic mitral stenosis by looking at mid-term clinical outcomes.
Methods: Patients with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis (mitral valve area ≤1.5 cm2, with or without mitral valve regurgitation) from January 2011 to September 2017 were divided into two groups: a mitral valve repair group (MVP) and a mitral valve replacement group (MVR). After propensity score matching between the two groups, we compared changes in post-operation clinical outcomes. We also monitored changes in left ventricular longitudinal and circumferential strain in successfully matched patients (20 pairs) by echocardiography speckle tracing.
Results: A total of 921 patients were recruited (221 in MVP and 700 in MVR). After a propensity score matching, 216 cases were selected with 108 patients in each group. With a follow-up period of 3 months to 7.1 years, the incidence of heart failure was observed to be significantly higher in the MVR group than in the MVP group (P},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/31473}
}