Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement? Our “Road Map” for the Appropriate Strategy
Sideris K, Burri M, Mayr A, Voss S, Vitanova K, Prinzing A, Voss B, Amabile A, Geirsson A, Krane M, Guenzinger R. Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation: Mitral Valve Repair or Replacement? Our “Road Map” for the Appropriate Strategy. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 3264. PMID: 38892978, PMCID: PMC11172680, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13113264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional mitral regurgitationPoor ejection fractionSurgical approachMV replacementMV repairEjection fractionAtrial fibrillationMitral valve (MV) surgeryEtiology of functional mitral regurgitationDilatation of left ventricleTreatment of functional mitral regurgitationSurvival ratePresence of atrial fibrillationSevere LV dilatationMitral valve replacementOverall survival rateOptimal surgical approachRisk of deathYears of ageLV dilatationMitral regurgitationLV functionPostoperative survivalValve replacementLV dimensions