Journal
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Volume 161, Issue 3, Pages 937-944Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.12.022
Keywords
mitral valve repair; mitral valve replacement; mitral valve stenosis; mitral valve regurgitation
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Postrepair mitral stenosis as a mode of failure in mitral valve repair is less frequent and less studied. Mechanisms leading to postrepair mitral stenosis include pannus ingrowth, leaflet calcification, commissural fusion, and tunnel effect. Reoperative surgical strategies may involve valve replacement or re-repair with techniques such as annuloplasty revision.
Background: The durability of mitral valve repair (MVr) is usually defined by the absence of recurrent significant mitral regurgitation. Postrepair mitral stenosis (MS) is a less frequent and less studied mode of failure of MVr. We analyzed our experience in patients who underwent reoperation for postrepair MS to characterize mechanisms resulting in MS and to summarize reoperative surgical strategies and mid-term outcomes. Methods: Using a prospective database, we retrospectively analyzed data on 35 consecutive patients who underwent reoperation for symptomatic moderate to severe MS between January 1, 2011, and February 1, 2020. Results: The mean patient age was 61.4 +/- 11.4 years, and 69% were female. The median annuloplasty ring size used at the initial repair was 28 mm (interquartile range, 26-30 mm). Additional repair techniques at the initial operation included leaflet resection in 12 patients (34%) and commissuroplasty or edge-to-edge repair in 6 patients (18%). At reoperation, the most common mechanism of MS was pannus ingrowth in 20 patients (57%), leaflet calcification in 12 (34%), commissural fusion in 5 (14%), and tunnel effect (functional MS) in 3 (9%). Twenty-two patients (63%) underwent valve replacement, and 13 (37%) underwent valve re-repair. In patients who underwent re-repair, annuloplasty revision was performed in all patients, with 6 patients (46%) converted from complete ring to band, 4 (11%) converted from ring to pericardial annuloplasty, 2 (6%) converted to no annuloplasty, and 1 (8%) with annuloplasty ring upsizing. There were no in-hospital or 1-year mortalities. Survival at the 5-year follow-up was 93.9%. Conclusions: MS causing late failure of MVr is frequently associated with smaller ring sizes and inflammatory or calcific changes in the valve. Highly selected patients may be good candidates for mitral valve re-repair.
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