Objectives Mitral valve (MV) repair has demonstrated excellent short‐and long‐term
outcomes, however, its merit in the elderly population is still debated. We conducted a meta …

Background Rheumatic heart disease remains a major cause of cardiovascular death
worldwide. Limited real-world nationwide data are available to compare the long-term …

Abstract Background Mitral valve repair (MVRe) is considered to have a superior outcome
compared to replacement (MVRp) in patients with mitral valve regurgitation (MVR). It was the …

OBJECTIVES Surgical aortic valve replacement can be safely performed in people aged 80
years and older with early benefits on both symptomatic and prognostic ground. While new …

Background Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a prominent problem in healthcare today with
mitral regurgitation (MR) being the leading cause of VHD in the elderly population. While …

Aims The outcomes of mitral valve replacement/repair (MVR) in severe degenerative mitral
regurgitation (MR) patients depend on various risk factors. We aimed to develop a risk …

Objectives There are many well-described, but as yet unproven, physical ability tools to
assess frailty. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of 4 preoperative …

Advanced age confers higher Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) predicted risks of mortality
and longer hospital lengths of stay (LOS) in patients undergoing mitral valve surgery; some …

Objective To describe the associations among preoperative characteristics, intraoperative
and postoperative factors, and mortality and morbidity after open-heart surgery in patients …

Background The proportion of older patients who are candidates for cardiac surgery is
increasing. Growing evidence has shown that malnutrition is associated with a poor …