Contemporary surgical techniques for mitral valve replacement in extensive mitral annular calcification.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Mitral annular calcification remains a formidable lesion in cardiac surgery with significant perioperative morbidity and mortality, particularly when en bloc annular decalcification is implemented. Respect strategies and hybrid approaches have provided safe alternatives. We report the short-term results of our institution's experience with mitral valve replacement in patients with extensive annular calcification.

Methods

This is a retrospective review of 72 consecutive patients with extensive annular calcification who underwent open surgical mitral valve replacement from January 1, 2013, to September 31, 2022. Degree of annular calcification was graded as partial, horseshoe, or circumferential. We excluded patients with calcification involving less than one-third

SUBMITTER: El-Eshmawi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10750984 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature