Mitral valve repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation with Carpentier's functional classification type II in elderly patients: a single center experience.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Mitral valve (MV) repair for Carpentier functional classification Type II (C-II) mitral regurgitation (MR) is widely accepted because of its efficacy. It is unclear whether MV repair has the same benefits in elderly patients as in younger patients because of their lower life expectancy. Herein, we examined the midterm results of MV repair for C-II mitral regurgitation, especially in patients aged ≧70 years.

Method

A retrospective review was performed on 176 patients who underwent MV repair for C-II mitral regurgitation with a median age of 65 years; 55 (31%) patients were ≧70 years, and 124 were male (71%). Lesions of the mitral valve were isolated from the anterior leaflet (48 patients), posterior leaflet (113 patients), and both leaflets (15 patients), and includ

SUBMITTER: Kawamura M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10854023 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature