The impact of mitral valve surgery on ventricular arrhythmias in patients with Barlow's disease: preliminary results of a prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Aim of this study was to evaluate arrhythmic burden of patients with Barlow's disease and significant mitral regurgitation (MR) and assess the impact of mitral repair on ventricular arrhythmias (VA) in this group of subjects.

Methods

We prospectively included 88 consecutive patients with Barlow's disease referred to our Institution from February 2021 to May 2022. All enrolled patients underwent 24-hour Holter monitoring before surgery. Sixty-three of them completed 3 months echocardiographic and Holter follow-up. Significant arrhythmic burden was defined as ≥ 1% premature ventricular beats/24 hours or at least one episode of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT), VT or ventricular fibrillation.

Results

At baseline, 29 patients (33%) were arrhythmogenic

SUBMITTER: Ascione G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10212537 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature