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Is Prosthetic Anuloplasty Necessary for Durable Mitral Valve Repair
Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 06/30/09
Gillinov AM et al. - Mitral valve repair without a prosthetic anuloplasty was associated with accelerated return of mitral regurgitation, although risk-adjusted survival was similar. This finding has important implications for durability of percutaneous mitral repair techniques that do not address both leaflets and anulus.
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