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SUBMITTER: Bogachev-Prokophiev AV
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5729509 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bogachev-Prokophiev Alexandr V AV Afanasyev Alexandr V AV Zheleznev Sergei I SI Nazarov Vladimir M VM Sharifulin Ravil M RM Karaskov Alexandr M AM
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery 20171213 1
<h4>Background</h4>We aimed to compare the outcomes of mitral valve repair with flexible band (FB) versus complete semirigid ring (SR) in degenerative mitral valve disease patients.<h4>Methods</h4>From September 2011 to 2014, 171 patients were randomized and underwent successful mitral valve repair using a SR (n = 85) or FB (n = 86). There were no significant between-group differences at baseline.<h4>Results</h4>There were no early mortalities. The mean follow up was 24.7 months. The 2-year surv ...[more]