Surgical Treatment of Degenerative Mitral Valve Regurgitation in the Elderly: Comparison of Early and Long-Term Outcomes Using Propensity Score Matching Analysis

• Published in: Journal of chest surgery pp. 367 - 375
• Main Authors: 이준석, 김경환, 최재웅, 황호영, 김기봉
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 대한흉부외과학회 01.12.2018
• Subjects: 흉부외과학

Background: It is unclear whether mitral valve (MV) repair for degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) provides the same advantages in the elderly that it does in the general population. Methods: From 1994 to 2016, 188 elderly patients (mean age, 68.3±5.50 years) underwent MV repair (n=153) or MV rep...