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Table 2 MV pathology and echocardiographic parameters and procedural details

From: Comparison of flexible, open with semi-rigid, closed annuloplasty-rings for mitral valve repair

 

OA (n = 528)

CA (n = 592)

 
 

%

%

p-value

MV pathologies

 Functional

7.4

6.4

0.523

 Degenerative

92.6

93.5

 

 Acute endocarditis

2.5

1.9

0.486

 Annulus dilatation

94.9

96.6

0.148

 Annulus calcification

3.6

4.1

0.692

 AML prolapse

19.1

23.6

0.066

 AML flail

5.1

6.8

0.247

 PML prolapse

71.4

68.9

0.365

 PML flail

51.7

46.6

0.089

 Chordae elongation

22.5

28.4

0.025

 Restrictive leaflet

3.0

3.4

0.742

 MV stenosis

0.6

0.3

0.671

 MV insufficiency ≥ grade II

99.6

99.3

0.690

Echocardiographic parameters

Median [IQR]

Median [IQR]

 

 LVEF, %

60.0 [55.0–63.0]

60.0 [55.0–64.0]

0.660

 LVEDD (mm)

55.0 [51.0–59.0]

56.0 [52.0–60.0]

0.003

 LVESD (mm)

35.0 [31.0–39.0]

36.0 [32.0–41.0]

0.001

 Left atrial diameter (mm)

52.0 [46.0–59.0]

55.0 [47.0–63.0]

0.002

 Right atrial diameter (mm)

45.0 [38.0–52.0]

47.0 [39.0–53.0]

0.016

 Mitral opening (mm)

3.7 [3.1–4.6]

4.1 [3.4–4.8]

0.021

 PISA radius (mm)

1.0 [1.0–1.3]

1.2 [1.0–1.4]

0.128

 Vena contracta (mm)

7.0 [5.0–8.0]

7.0 [5.0–7.0]

0.397

Procedural details

%

%

 

Operative approach

  

< 0.001

 MIC

59.1

71.3

 

 CS

40.9

28.7

 

Mitral valve repair

   

 Triangular resection PML

16.7

15.7

0.664

 Quadr. resection PML

23.3

12.3

< 0.001

 AML reconstruction

12.3

22.6

< 0.001

 PML reconstruction

75.4

72.1

0.218

 Neo chordae AML

8.9

15.2

0.001

 Neo chordae PML

29.9

35.3

0.056

 Cleft plicatur

14.2

28.2

< 0.001

Annuloplasty ring size

  

< 0.001

 26–28

36.4

15.4

 

 30–32

40.4

38.9

 

 34–36

20.9

39.1

 

 38–40

2.3

6.4

 

Concomitant procedures

   

 Cryoablation

25.8

28.7

0.276

 LAA closure

26.7

24.0

0.296

 Concomitant TVR

14.8

12.0

0.168

 PFO closure

12.5

6.4

< 0.001

 ASD closure

0.9

1.0

0.910

 Myxom

0.6

0.3

0.671

Times

Median [IQR]

Median [IQR]

 

 Procedure time (min)

185.0 [164.0–215.0]

195.0 [171.0–230.8]

< 0.001

 CPB time (min)

116.0 [97.0–140.0]

128.0 [106.3–156.0]

< 0.001

 x-clamp time (min)

75.0 [63.0–94.0]

79.0 [64.0–100.0]

0.074

 Length of intubation (h)

10.0 [8.0–14.0]

10.0 [8.0–13.0]

0.905

 Length of ICU (h)

24.0 [22.0–47.0]

24.0 [21.0–48.0]

0.686

 Length of hospital stay (d)

10.0 [8.0–13.0]

10.0 [8.0–13.0]

0.903

 

%

%

 

Rate of successful repair a

88.4

90.5

0.253

MV replacement after repair failure

11.0

9.1

0.299

Conversion to sternotomy

2.6

1.9

0.537

  1. AML anterior mitral valve leaflet, ASD atrial septal defect, CPB cardiopulmonary bypass, CS conventional sternotomy, ICU intensive care unit, IQR interquartile range, LAA left atrial appendage closure, LVEDD left ventricular enddiastolic diameter, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVESD left ventricular endsystolic diameter, MIC minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, MV mitral valve, PFO patent foramen ovale, PISA proximal isovelocity surface area, PML posterior mitral valve leaflet, TVR tricuspidal valve repair
  2. a5 patients were removed as they died within 72 h after the intervention (electromechanical decoupling n = 1, right ventricular failure n = 1, low cardiac output n = 2, cardiogenic shock and kidney failure n = 1)