EARLY MORTALITY & MORBIDITY IN MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT WITH TOTAL SUB-VALVULAR APPARATUS PRESERVATION, PARTIAL PRESERVATION AND NO PRESERVATION - A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Abstract:Objective: To compare the early morbidity & mortality of total sub-valvular apparatus preservation technique vs partial preservation technique and no preservation technique in mitral valve replacement.
Study Design: Cross-sectional comparative study.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology Rawalpindi, from Jan 2017 to Dec 2018.
Methodology: One hundred fifty seven patients who underwent Mitral valve replacement were included in stud… Show more
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