TY - JOUR
T1 - Mitral valve replacement versus repair in 2003
T2 - where do we stand?
AU - DeAnda, Abe
AU - Kasirajan, Vigneshwar
AU - Higgins, Robert S.D.
PY - 2003/3
Y1 - 2003/3
N2 - Mitral valve repair as a proportion of all mitral valve procedures continues to become more prominent in this country. As the procedures are performed more frequently and concomitantly surgeons become more comfortable performing these repairs, risks and benefits (compared with mitral valve replacement) have become better defined. The patient population and valve morphology that are most favorable for the repair approach have also been better defined, and new techniques (including minimally invasive approaches) have been reported. A prominent question remains: what to do about ischemic mitral regurgitation.
AB - Mitral valve repair as a proportion of all mitral valve procedures continues to become more prominent in this country. As the procedures are performed more frequently and concomitantly surgeons become more comfortable performing these repairs, risks and benefits (compared with mitral valve replacement) have become better defined. The patient population and valve morphology that are most favorable for the repair approach have also been better defined, and new techniques (including minimally invasive approaches) have been reported. A prominent question remains: what to do about ischemic mitral regurgitation.
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U2 - 10.1097/00001573-200303000-00005
DO - 10.1097/00001573-200303000-00005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12652213
AN - SCOPUS:0038824973
SN - 0268-4705
VL - 18
SP - 102
EP - 105
JO - Current opinion in cardiology
JF - Current opinion in cardiology
IS - 2
ER -