Left ventricular remodeling after mini-mitral repair-does the complexity of mitral disease matter?
Fadi HageAli HageUsha ManianNikolaos TzemosMichael W A ChuPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)
Patients with complex MV disease are referred late for surgical repair, causing LV function and dimensions to never fully recover. This suggests that earlier referral (before LV changes and potentially before symptoms) may be the preferred approach in those with complex disease.