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Prosthesis-Patient Mismatch Negatively Affects Outcomes after Mitral Valve Replacement: Meta-Analysis of 10,239 Patients.

Michel Pompeu Barros Oliveira SáLuiz Rafael Pereira CavalcantiSérgio da Costa RayolRoberto Gouvea Silva DinizAlexandre Motta MenezesMarie-Annick ClavelPhilippe PibarotRicardo Carvalho Lima
Published in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2019)
Prosthesis-patient mismatch increases perioperative and long-term mortality. Prosthesis-patient mismatch is also associated with pulmonary hypertension and depressed left ventricle systolic function. The findings of this study support the implementation of surgical strategies to prevent prosthesis-patient mismatch in order to decrease mortality rates.
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