Predictors of survival in paediatric mitral valve surgery: the impact of age at operation at late follow-up.

Gianluca BrancaccioMatteo TrezziIleana CrociGiulia GuerraMarcello ChinaliMaria GrandinettiGianluigi PerriCarolina D'AnnaFrancesca IodiceChiara GiorniRoberta Iacobelli Lorenzo Galletti

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)

The overall survival and freedom from reoperation in children undergoing MV surgery still need improvements. Younger age was a significant risk factor for death and reintervention both after repair and replacement of the MV. In particular, infants and neonates have a three-fold risk for death compared to children.

Keyphrases

mitral valve
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
young adults
surgical site infection
intensive care unit
emergency department
free survival
heart failure
left atrial
percutaneous coronary intervention
low birth weight
preterm birth