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Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Mitral Valve Regurgitation in the Elderly: Comparison of Early and Long-Term Outcomes Using Propensity Score Matching Analysis

BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether mitral valve (MV) repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) provides the same advantages in the elderly that it does in the general population. METHODS: From 1994 to 2016, 188 elderly patients (mean age, 68.3±5.50 years) underwent MV repair (n=153) or MV rep...

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Autores principales: Lee, Joon Seok, Kim, Kyung Hwan, Choi, Jae Woong, Hwang, Ho Young, Kim, Ki-Bong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6301326/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30588444
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.6.367