Role of Mitral Valve Plication in the Surgical Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Sandhya K. Balaram, MD, PhD, Ronald E. Ross, MBBS, Mark V. Sherrid, MD, Gary S. Schwartz, MD, Zak Hillel, MD, PhD, Glenda Winson, RN, Daniel G. Swistel, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 94, Issue 6, Pages 1990-1998 (December 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.008 Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Analysis of mitral valve outcomes in operations for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. (AML= anterior mitral leaflet; MV= mitral valve; MVr= mitral valve repair; MVR= mitral valve replacement.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1990-1998DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.008) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Breakdown of group B patients by mitral valve operation and cause of defect. (AML = anterior mitral leaflet; MV = mitral valve; MVR= mitral valve replacement.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1990-1998DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.008) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Comparison of preoperative (preop) and postoperative (postop) mitral regurgitation grade between groups A and B. (SD = standard deviation.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1990-1998DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.008) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Survival free from all-cause mortality after operation for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1990-1998DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.008) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 5 Survival free from all-cause mortality for patients who underwent operations for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) only (n = 75) and those who underwent operations for HCM and a concomitant cardiac procedure (n = 57). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2012 94, 1990-1998DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.06.008) Copyright © 2012 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions