Table 2 Operative Details and Associated Procedures
| Â | Mitral repair (n = 112) | Mitral replacement (n = 106) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Valve repair techniquea | Â | Â | Â |
   Triangular resection | 60(53.6%) |  |  |
   Quadrangular resection | 36(32.1%) |  |  |
   Neochord insertion | 10(8.9%) |  |  |
   Chordal transfer | 3(2.7%) |  |  |
   Edge-to-edge repair | 3(2.7%) |  |  |
   Annuloplasty ring | 112(100%) |  |  |
Valve replacement | Â | Â | Â |
   Hancock porcine |  | 46(43.4%) |  |
   Carpentier-Edwards pericardial |  | 20(18.9%) |  |
   St. Jude mechanical |  | 22(20.7%) |  |
   Carbomedic mechanical |  | 18(17.0%) |  |
LV reconstruction | 7(6.3%) | 6(5.7%) | 0.854 |
Atrial ablation/appendage ligation | 29(25.9%) | 24(22.6%) | 0.576 |
Coronary artery bypass grafting | 112(100%) | 106(100%) | 1.000 |
Number of bypassed vessels | 3.2 ± 1.0 | 3.5 ± 1.2 | 0.125 |
internal thoracic artery graft | 105(93.8%) | 101(95.3%) | 0.620 |
Cross-clamp time(min) | 105 ± 42 | 98 ± 39 | 0.158 |
CPB time(min) | 136 ± 50 | 129 ± 41 | 0.424 |