Remodeling on Lateral Side of Posterior Mitral Leaflet in Recurrent Mitral Regurgitation after Mitral Annuloplasty for Patients with Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation
Table 2
Patient characteristics and preoperative transthoracic echocardiography data.
Recurrent MR (−) (n = 14)
Recurrent MR (+) (n = 6)
value
Female sex
11 (79%)
3 (50%)
0.201
Age, y
76 ± 7
74 ± 7
0.532
Body surface area, m2
1.49 ± 0.2
1.55 ± 0.1
0.447
New York heart association class
II, n (%)
12 (86%)
4 (67%)
0.344
III/IV, n (%)
2 (14%)
2 (33%)
0.344
Comorbidities
Hypertension
7 (50%)
2 (33%)
0.317
Hyperlipidemia
3 (21%)
1 (17%)
0.689
Diabetes
1 (7%)
1 (17%)
0.596
Chronic kidney disease
5 (36%)
1 (17%)
0.289
Cerebrovascular event
1 (7%)
1 (17%)
0.596
Chronic respiratory disorder
2 (14%)
1 (17%)
1.000
Preoperative TTE
LVEDD, mm
54 ± 9
55 ± 4
0.681
LVESD, mm
35 ± 6
34 ± 2
0.553
LVEF, %
63 ± 6
68 ± 3
0.078
LA dimension, mm
60 ± 17
67 ± 12
0.358
MR grade
3.5 ± 0.7
3.8 ± 0.4
0.221
TR grade
3.0 ± 1.2
2.3 ± 1.9
0.296
Tethering of PML
5 (36%)
3 (50%)
0.552
MR, mitral regurgitation; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic dimension; LVESD, left ventricular end-systolic dimension; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LA, left atrium; TR, tricuspid regurgitation; PML, posterior mitral leaflet.
