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Surgical redo mitral valve replacement in high-risk patients: The real-world experience.

Alina ZubarevichMarcin Piotr SzczechowiczKonstantin ZhigalovArian Arjomandi RadRobert VardanyanJerry EasoMehdy Roosta-AzadMarkus KamlerBastian SchmackArjang RuhparwarDaniel WendtAlexander Weymann
Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2021)
This study illustrates that SMVR after prior mitral valve surgery presents a demanding procedure with high operative risk, significant mortality, and morbidity. Whilst this procedure is inevitable for some indications, a careful patient selection and risk stratification provides acceptable surgical results in this cohort.
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