Table 2 Crude effect of mitral plasty (MPL) versus mitral valve replacement (MVR) on total mortality and re operation and incidence of stroke and cerebral bleeding at a mean follow up of 5.2 years

Variables

MPL

MVR

Rate ratio with 95% CL

P-value

Mortality

29

39

0.48(0.28-0.80)

0.001

Patients Years

1125

734

Re operation

14

17

0.61(0.28-1.31)

0.1775

Patients Years

1149

854

Morbidity stroke and cerebral bleeding

Stroke

8

10

0.52 (0.18-1.35)

0.1315

Cerebral bleeding

3

3

0.65 (0.08-4.90)

0.6171

Patients years

1125

734