Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8670306 | The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery | 2018 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
Early surgical intervention has become more common in patients with degenerative MV disease, regardless of valve prolapse complexity or symptom status. Valve repair was associated with similarly low operative risk and time-related survival but less durability in complex disease. Lifelong annual echocardiographic surveillance after MV repair is recommended, particularly in patients with complex disease.
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Authors
Hoda MD, Tomislav MD, Rakesh M. MD, DPhil, Lars G. MD, PhD, Jose L. MD, Robert Z. MD, Bassman MD, Ashley M. MS, Kenneth R. MD, Eugene H. MD, Milind Y. MD, Stephanie L. MD, A. Marc MD,