Association between early surgical intervention vs watchful waiting and outcomes for mitralregurgitation due to flail mitral valve leaflets. [1]
In this retrospective study the authors compare the outcomes between early surgery and watchful waiting in a large group of patients with mitral regurgitation due to flail mitral leaflets and without class I indication for surgery. Those patients who underwent early surgery had lower long term mortality and heart failure risk. There were no differences in the short term outcomes.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
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