Mid-term results of valve repairs for atrial functional mitral and tricuspid regurgitations.

Yosuke TakahashiYukio AbeMurakami TakashiHiromichi FujiiAkimasa MorisakiShinsuke NishimuraYoshito SakonKazato ItoAyumi ShintaniToshihiko Shibata

Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2019)

Our results suggest that mitral and tricuspid valve repairs lead to reductions in regurgitations and heart failure symptoms in patients with atrial functional mitral and tricuspid regurgitations. The preoperative left atrial size should be recognized as an important risk factor of postoperative cardiovascular events.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
left atrial
cardiovascular events
left ventricular
heart failure
patients undergoing
coronary artery disease
aortic stenosis
cardiovascular disease
risk factors
aortic valve
atrial fibrillation
cardiac resynchronization therapy
catheter ablation