Valvulopathies

Beyond the operating room: what can twenty years of experience in ischemic mitral regurgitation teach us?

Original article comparing long-term survival according to residual mitral regurgitation, completeness of revascularization, and ventricular remodeling among patients undergoing mitral valve repair with restrictive annuloplasty and concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting for chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation, based on two decades of single-center follow-up.

Partner 2 at 10 years: surgery should remain a valid option in intermediate-risk patients

This study analyzes the 10-year clinical and echocardiographic outcomes of the randomized PARTNER 2A trial, which compared transcatheter aortic valve implantation using transfemoral or transthoracic transapical or transaortic access with the SAPIEN XT prosthesis versus surgery in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis and intermediate surgical risk.