Mitral regurgitation surgery in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and ischemic mitral regurgitation: Factors that influence survival Simon Maltais, MD, PhD, Hartzell V. Schaff, MD, Richard C. Daly, MD, Rakesh M. Suri, MD, PhD, Joseph A. Dearani, MD, Thoralf M. Sundt, MD, Maurice Enriquez-Sarano, MD, Yan Topilsky, MD, Soon J. Park, MD, MSc The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 142, Issue 5, Pages 995-1001 (November 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.07.044 Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Overall reported 1-, 5-, and 10-year survivals for the entire cohort were 82.7%, 55.2%, and 24.3%, respectively. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 142, 995-1001DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.07.044) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Survival results for propensity-matched patients. There were no differences between patients undergoing MVR or MVP. Survival was comparable between propensity-matched groups of patients (P = .72). MV, Mitral valve. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 142, 995-1001DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2011.07.044) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions