Surgical Management of Mitral Regurgitation After Repair of Endocardial Cushion Defects : Early and Midterm Results

Abstract

Mitral valve surgery significantly improves clinical status, with a sustained improvement in ventricular chamber size. MR can be successfully managed in patients after repair of AVSD independent of morphological type. Overall survival is acceptable, and further reoperation within the MVP group is influenced by early outcome of repair.