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ReviewInteractive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery2022

Early and late results of mitral valve repair with anterior leaflet patch augmentation.

Hiromu Kehara, Kenji Minakata, James McCarthy, Gengo Sunagawa, Chirantan Mangukia, Stacey Brann, Huaqing Zhao, Robert Boova, Yoshiya Toyoda

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Hiromu KeharaDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1411-1062
Kenji MinakataDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4487-8224
James McCarthyDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Gengo SunagawaDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Chirantan MangukiaDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7950-2238
Stacey BrannDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Huaqing ZhaoCenter for Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Department of Biomedical Education and Data Science, Temple University and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Robert BoovaDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Yoshiya ToyodaDivision of Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University and Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this study was to determine the long-term results of mitral valve (MV) repair with anterior leaflet patch augmentation.

methodsBetween 2012 and 2015, 45 patients underwent MV repair using the anterior leaflet patch augmentation technique at our institution. The mean age of the patients was 65.9 ± 13.0 years (16 males). We reviewed the MV pathology and the surgical techniques used and assessed the early and late results.

resultsIn terms of MV pathology, 43 patients (95.6%) had pure mitral regurgitation (MR) and 2 patients (4.4%) had mixed mitral stenosis and MR. Rheumatic changes were seen in 18 patients (40.0%). Postoperative echocardiography showed that 95.6% of patients had none to mild MR. During a median follow-up period of 5.5 years (range 0.1-8.3 years), there were 8 late deaths. Nine patients (20%) required reoperation. The mean interval between the initial operation and redo operation was 3.7 ± 3.1 years (range: 0.4-7.8 years). The causes of reoperation included patch dehiscence (n = 4), progression of mitral stenosis (n = 2), band dehiscence (n = 1), patch enlargement (n = 1) and unknown (n = 1). Eight patients underwent MV replacement and 1 underwent repeat MV repair. The freedom from reoperation at 3 and 5 years was 85.7 ± 6.7% and 81.2 ± 7.7%, respectively.

conclusionsAnterior leaflet patch augmentation can provide excellent early results in the majority of the patients even in the presence of rheumatic pathology; however, we observed late reoperation in 20% of patients. Thus, this technique should be used with caution and careful follow-up with serial echocardiography is essential.

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Cardiac Surgical ProceduresMitral Valve InsufficiencyMitral Valve StenosisAgedFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValveReoperationRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAnterior leaflet patch augmentationFunctional mitral regurgitationMitral valve repairRheumatic heart disease

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PMCPMC9373942

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