Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Sep 2020
Mitral valve repair for infective endocarditis: Kobe experience.
We retrospectively analyzed our experience of mitral valve repair for native mitral valve endocarditis in a single institution. ⋯ Mitral valve repair was highly successful using autologous pericardium, chordal reconstruction, and ring annuloplasty if required. Long-term results were acceptable in terms survival, freedom from reoperation, and event-free survival. Mitral valve repair is recommended for mitral infective endocarditis in most patients.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Sep 2020
ReviewPerspectives on surgical treatment of mitral valve disease.
A sound knowledge of the functional anatomy of the mitral valve and the alterations caused by different diseases is indispensable for surgeons treating patients with mitral valve disease. Rheumatic mitral valve disease remains the most common heart valvular disorder in developing countries, whereas mitral regurgitation due myxomatous degeneration of the valve is the most common in developed countries. The mitral valve should be repaired whenever possible, as long as the outcome is predictably better than that of replacement. The intraoperative decision to repair or replace is not always simple and depends on the experience of the surgeon and the pathological changes that caused mitral valve dysfunction.
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann · Sep 2020
Contemporary trends in mitral valve surgery in East China: a 10-year experience.
Contemporary nationwide data from mainland China on trends in mitral valve surgery are scarce. The purpose of the present study was to review a single-center experience with mitral valve surgery over a 10-year period in East China. ⋯ In the past 10 years, the spectrum of mitral valve disease experienced a trend towards more degenerative valve lesions and less rheumatic valve lesions in East China. Mitral valve repair, bioprostheses, tricuspid valve repair, and minimally invasive surgery have been more often applied in recent years.