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Important πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ data on mitral valve repair over a 15 year period, from 2002/03 - 2015/16
(Presented yesterday)

@SCTSUK @ctsnetorg @HeartValveOrg @BrHeartValveSoc @escardio @EACTS @BritishCardioSo
Over past 15yrs, the number of MV operations has increased and % performed as repair has also increased...
Repair rate in ELECTIVE mitral surgery is ⬆️

Recently, the repair rate in URGENT and EMERGENCY mitral surgery has ⬇️ slightly
OUTCOMES

Elective MV repair in-hospital mortality overall is ~2% and has ⬇️ with time

Elective MV replacement in-hospital mortality is ~5%

Urgent & emergency MV operations have also seen ⬇️ mortality, despite predicted mortality ⬆️ (i.e. lines divergent on graph)
Impressive data. Key questions:

(1) Is it better to have a high-quality MVR rather than reasonable quality repair? This data tells us that repair operations are ⬆️ but doesn't tell us how good the repairs are (i.e. quantity known, quality unknown) - that's a different study!
(2) Why has non-elective repair rate ⬇️ recently? More complex valve damage (e.g. endocarditis destruction, MitraClip explants, desire to avoid any risk of re-do...)

(3) Despite these gains, do we need to concentrate MV repair more in the hands of dedicated mitral surgeons only?

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Abstract - MV repair or replacement in the elderly? Presented Friday

I was interested in this as I too have often wondered if repair is "necessary" or "correct" in the older patient

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Retrospective study of patients age >70 undergoing minimal invasive MV repair or replacement

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