Commissural closure to treat severe mitral regurgitation: standing the test of time.
Davide CarinoRoberto LorussoElisabetta LapennaBenedetto Del FornoAlessandra SalaEdoardo ZancanaroStefania RuggeriSabrin AbboudDavide SchiaviAscione GuidoAlessandro CastiglioniOttavio R AlfieriFrancesco MaisanoMichele De BonisPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
Severe MR due to commissural prolapse/flail can be effectively treated with commissural closure and ring annuloplasty. In our series, the rate of reoperation in the very long term was extremely low. Similarly, longitudinal analysis demonstrated a very low rate of MR ≥3+ recurrence.