• Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing 210008, P. R. China;
WANGDong-jin, Email: gldjw@163.com
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Objective To summarize mid- to long-term results of edge to edge mitral repair for mitral regurgitation (MR). Methods Clinical data of 31 patients who underwent edge to edge mitral repair in Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital from June 2002 to June 2008 were retrospectively reviewed. There were 13 male and 18 female patients with their age of 14-77 (43±21) years. Clinical and echocardiographic data were analyzed. Results Three patients died in hospital,and 28 patients finished mid- to long-term follow-up for 5-10 years. During follow-up, 1 patient died of acute decompensated heart failure in the 2nd year after discharge. Two patients had recurrent moderate MR, and 6 patients had recurrent moderate-to-severe MR including 3 patients who underwent mitral valve replacement in the 5th,6th and 7th postoperative year respectively because of severe MR. Five-year reoperation-free rate was 88.9% (24/27). Five-year mortality was 3.6% (1/28). The incidence of recurrent moderate or severe MR within 5 postoperative years was 28.6% (8/28). Conclusion For complex MR or as an emergency substitute strategy for failed routine mitral valvuloplasty, edgeto- edge mitral repair can produce good mid- to long-term outcomes except for Carpentier Ⅲb MR.

Citation: YUWen-da, FANFu-dong, SHAOJun, WANGDong-jin. Mid-to Long-term Results of Edge to Edge Mitral Repair. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2015, 22(1): 9-14. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.20150003 Copy

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