High Mitral Annulus Calcium Score in Pre-Operative Chest Computerized Tomography and Adverse Outcomes in Mitral Valve Surgery.
Alexandra KasimGabby Elbaz-GreenerAmjad ShalabiErez KachelLiza Grosman-RimonMichael JerdevOffer AmirShemy CarassoPublished in: Vascular health and risk management (2021)
MACS did not seem to be related to adverse outcomes in MVR. Due to a low event rate and probable pre-selection of patients without extreme mitral annulus calcifications our results should be confirmed in larger prospective study.
Keyphrases
- mitral valve
- left atrial
- end stage renal disease
- left ventricular
- ejection fraction
- aortic valve
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- newly diagnosed
- aortic stenosis
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- climate change
- heart failure
- patient reported outcomes
- clinical decision support
- patient reported
- surgical site infection