Parla Catherine Otto, descrivendo le nuove Linee guida AHA/ACC sulla gestione delle valvulopatie
As such, she clarified, earlier intervention in patients with mitral regurgitation would apply only to patients with:
- A repairable valve (>95% likelihood of a successful and durable repair without residual MR).
- A very low expected operative mortality (<1%).
- Valve repair planned for a heart-valve center of excellence.
If these three conditions are not met, a more conservative approach is appropriate, she said.
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