ISSN : 1301-5680
e-ISSN : 2149-8156
Turkish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery     
Clinical outcomes of mitral valve repair: a single-center experience in 100 patients
Burak Onan1, Korhan Erkanlı1, İsmihan Selen Onan1, Burak Ersoy1, İbrahim Faruk Aktürk2, İhsan Bakır1
1Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Education and Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
2Departments of Cardiology, İstanbul Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Education and Training Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey
DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2014.8551
Background: In this study, we evaluated the clinical outcomes of valve repair for mitral regurgitation (MR) and mitral stenosis.

Methods: This clinical study included the first 100 consecutive patients (46 males, 54 females; mean age 52.1±15.5 years; range 16 to 77 years) who underwent mitral repair. Pathologies were rheumatic (n=44), ischemic (n=30), myxomatous (n=29), and chordal rupture (n=7). Mitral annuloplasty ring was used routinely. Concomitant procedures were performed in 79% of patients including coronary artery bypass grafting (n=35) and tricuspid ring annuloplasty (n=34). Postoperative complications were recorded. Echocardiographic examinations were performed at discharge and during follow-up. Kaplan- Meier analysis was used to estimate overall survival and from residual severe MR, thromboembolization, endocarditis and reoperation-free survival rates.

Results: Early (30 days) mortality developed in five patients due to low cardiac output and sepsis. At discharge, echocardiography revealed none/trivial MR in 59.5%, mild MR in 30.8%, and moderate MR in 5.3% of patients. The mean follow-up was 22.7±5.8 months in 94 patients. During follow-up, transthoracic echocardiography showed mild MR in 96.6% patients. Only two patients (2.1%) presented with severe MR due to endocarditis and ischemic disease. The mean left ventricular end-systolic (p=0.01) and end-diastolic diameters (p<0.05) decreased postoperatively. Kaplan-Meier estimates showed that death, severe MR, thromboembolization, endocarditis, MR recurrence and reoperation-free survival rates were 94.0±2.3%, 96.9±2.2%, 98.4±1.5%, 98.9±1.1%, 96.9±2.2%, and 98.9±1.1% at postoperative 30 months, respectively.

Conclusion: Mitral repair is a successful and effective procedure in the treatment of distinct mitral valve pathologies and complex lesions.

Keywords : Mitral regurgitation; mitral stenosis; mitral valve repair; mitral valve
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