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Early and long-term outcomes of surgery for acute decompensated mitral valve disease

2013; Georg Thieme Verlag; Volume: 61; Issue: S 01 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1055/s-0032-1332638

1439-1902

S Leontyev, Piroze Davierwala, M Schneevoigt, Sven Lehmann, J Seeburger, Martín Misfeld, Michael A. Borger, FW Mohr,

Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques

Objective: Urgent and emergent mitral valve (MV) surgery performed for acute decompensated MV disease is usually associated with an increased perioperative risk due hemodynamic instability. We analyzed our early and late results, and determined the independent predictors of early and late mortality, in this high risk patient group.