Is isolated aortic valve replacement sufficient to treat concomitant moderate functional mitral regurgitation? A propensity-matched analysis.

Robert A SorabellaAnna OldsHalit YerebakanDua HassanMichael A BorgerMichael ArgenzianoCraig R SmithIsaac George

Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2018)

Patients undergoing isolated AVR with concomitant 2-3+ fMR experience poorer long-term survival than those patients with no or mild fMR. This suggests that mitral valve intervention may be necessary in patients undergoing AVR with clinically significant fMR.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
aortic valve replacement
mitral valve
transcatheter aortic valve implantation
aortic valve
aortic stenosis
randomized controlled trial
left atrial
left ventricular
high intensity
atrial fibrillation
data analysis