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Mitral-Valve Repair versus Replacement for Severe Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

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Source Name: New England Journal of Medicine

Source URL: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1312808?query=OF

Author(s)

MA Acker and others for the CTSN

251 pts with severe ischemic MR were randomized to MV repair or chordal-sparing MV replacement. The end point was LVESVI at 12 mos. LVESVI and mortality were similar between the groups at follow-up. Recurrent MR was more common in the repair group (32.6% vs 2.3%). Other outcomes including major adverse events and QOL were similar between the groups.