Takeshi Kitai, Yukikatsu Okada, Yu Shomura, Kazuaki Tanabe, Tomoko Tani, Toru Kita, Yutaka Furukawa Departments of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Division of Cardiology Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan |
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Background and aim of the study: It remains controversial whether early mitral valve (MV) repair should be performed for severe degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) without symptoms, left ventricular (LV) dilatation or dysfunction, atrial fibrillation (AF) or pulmonary artery hypertension (PH), even at experienced surgical centers. The study aim was to reconsider the optimal timing of intervention for asymptomatic patients with severe degenerative MR at experienced surgical centers. |
conditions. The clinical outcomes were compared between the two groups at a mean of 7.0 ± 4.5 years after surgery. |
Early Surgery for Asymptomatic Mitral Regurgitation: Importance of Atrial Fibrillation |
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