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SUBMITTER: Imamura T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7081836 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992) 20200401 4
There are conflicting data regarding whether concomitant mitral valve surgery (MVS) at left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is beneficial. This study aimed to assess the hemodynamic effects of concomitant MVS. Of all 73 enrolled patients, 44 patients had undergone concomitant MVS and 29 patients had not. Before LVAD implantation, MVS group had higher pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (p = 0.04). After LVAD implantation, MVS group had higher mean pulmonary artery pressure and cardi ...[more]