Minimally Invasive or Conventional Edge-To-Edge Repair for Severe Mitral Regurgitation Due to Bileaflet Prolapse in Barlow's Disease: Does the Surgical Approach Have an Impact on the Long-term Results?

Ospedale San Raffaele208 enrolled

Overview

The study evaluates the long-term results of patients affected by bileaflet prolapse in Barlow's Disease, treated with edge-to-edge technique between 1997 and 2011.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

208

Conditions

Barlow's Disease Prolapse; Mitral

Interventions

Right minithoracotomyPROCEDURE

Incision of the right chest between 3rd and 4th or 4th and 5th intercostal space

SternotomyPROCEDURE

Longitudinal resection of the sternum

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Patients treated for bileaflet prolapse in Barlow's Disease between 1997 and 2011 Exclusion Criteria: Age inferior to 18 years

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cardiac Death

The cumulative incidence function (CIF) of cardiac death at 12 years, with noncardiac death as a competing risk

Time frame: 12 years

Severe MR

The cumulative incidence function (CIF) of recurrent mitral regurgitation (MR) \>\_ 3+, with death as the competing risk

Time frame: 12 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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