Predictors of survival in paediatric mitral valve replacement.
Gianluca BrancaccioMatteo TrezziMarcello ChinaliWalter VignaroliCarolina D'AnnaFrancesca IodiceChiara GiorniRoberta IacobelliFiore IorioLorenzo GallettiIleana CrociAdriano CarottiPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
MVR is a viable strategy in children with unrepairable MV disease. Mortality can be predicted based on size/weight ratio and age <2 years. MV re-replacement can be performed with low morbidity and mortality and a larger-size prosthesis can often be placed at the time of redo.