Mitral valve replacement therapy causes higher 30-day postoperative mortality than mitral valvuloplasty in patients with severe ischemic mitral regurgitation: A meta-analysis of 12 studies

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 15:185:304-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.170. Epub 2015 Mar 17.

Authors

Jiayang Wang¹, Chengxiong Gu¹, Mingxin Gao¹, Wenyuan Yu¹, Yang Yu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
² Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25828670
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.170

No abstract available

Keywords: 30-day postoperative mortality; Mitral valve replacement; Mitral valvuloplasty; Severe ischemic mitral regurgitation.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Balloon Valvuloplasty / adverse effects*
Global Health
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Meta-Analysis as Topic
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / mortality
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / etiology
Postoperative Complications / mortality*
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Rate / trends