One-year postprocedural quality of life following mitral valve surgery: data from The Netherlands heart registration.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of surgical treatment of mitral valve disease is to reverse heart failure and to restore life expectancy and quality of life (QoL). In mitral valve surgery, QoL has not been studied extensively, especially regarding the surgical approach. The current study aimed to evaluate QoL after mitral valve surgery through full sternotomy and a minimally invasive approach (MIMVS).

Methods

All patients undergoing mitral valve surgery between 2013-2018 through sternotomy or a MIMVS approach (right anterolateral mini-thoracotomy, sternal-sparing), with or without concomitant tricuspid valve surgery, surgical ablation, or atrial septal defect closure were eligible for inclusion in this multicentre nationwide registry in the Netherlands. Quality of life was measured using

SUBMITTER: Heuts S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11021809 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature