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Article: Researchers from Cleveland Clinic detail findings in heart disease.
- Article from:
- Health & Medicine Week
- Article date:
- May 19, 2008
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According to recent research published in the
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
, "The study objective was to identify characteristics differentiating patients undergoing valve replacement versus valve repair for degenerative mitral valve disease and to use this information to compare survival and reoperation after each procedure. From 1985 to 2005, 3286 patients underwent isolated primary operation for degenerative mitral valve disease."
"Valve repair was performed in 3051 patients (93%), and valve replacement was performed in 235 patients (7.2%). A propensity model and score developed for fair comparison of outcomes yielded 195 matched pairs. ...