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Benefits of mitral valve repair over replacement in the elderly: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
2021
Journal of cardiac surgery
Mitral valve (MV) repair has demonstrated excellent short- and long-term outcomes, however, its merit in the elderly population is still debated. We conducted a meta-analysis of studies that have compared the MV repair to replacement in the elderly population. A systematic literature search was conducted for any study published on MV surgery on elderly patients (≥75 years old). A pooled risk-ratio meta-analysis was done to evaluate short-term mortality, postoperative complications, surgical
doi:10.1111/jocs.15506
pmid:33783032
fatcat:odarzmrqsjhwjn327jdktf2uga