Is mitral valve repair superior to replacement for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation with left ventricular dysfunction?

Table 5 Prognostic Factors for Survival ^a After Mitral surgery for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation

Prognostic Factors	Survival ^a
	OR	95% CI	p Value
Age > 65 years	1.89	1.01-2.86	0.012
Female	1.29	1.14-1.48	0.182
Preoperative renal insufficiency	3.27	1.52-4.64	0.003
COPD	0.99	0.81-1.23	0.221
Preoperative PCI	1.22	0.83-1.75	0.454
Previous stroke	1.35	0.67-2.81	0.323
left main disease	0.84	0.52-1.25	0.434
LVEF < 30%	2.41	1.30-3.15	0.002
Mitral valve replacement	1.27	0.78-2.14	0.630
Mitral valve repair	0.92	0.45-1.95	0.270
Reoperative procedure	1.00	0.87-1.17	0.945

a Multivariate Cox regression analysis of patients who survived >30 days. CI = confidence interval; OR = odds ratio; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction.

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