Alfieri versus conventional repair for bileaflet mitral valve prolapse.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Mitral valve repair for bileaflet prolapse can be complex, involving multiple chords or resection. The Alfieri technique for bileaflet disease is simple but may be associated with mitral stenosis or recurrent mitral regurgitation. Outcomes of patients with bileaflet prolapse undergoing mitral valve repair using the Alfieri versus conventional chord/resection techniques were compared.

Methods

Adults undergoing mitral valve repair for bileaflet prolapse for degenerative disease from 2017 to 2023 were stratified by repair technique. Outcomes including operative mortality and echocardiogram data were compared. Time to event analysis was used to characterize freedom from recurrent mitral regurgitation (moderate or greater mitral regurgitation).

Results

Among 188

SUBMITTER: Wagner CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10775110 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature