Is a flexible mitral annuloplasty ring superior to a semi-rigid or rigid ring in terms of improvement in symptoms and survival?

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was whether, in patients with mitral regurgitation secondary to degenerative mitral valve disease requiring mitral valve repair with an annuloplasty ring, a flexible ring is superior to a semi-rigid or rigid ring in terms of improvement in symptoms and survival. Using the reported search 478 papers were identified.

The Kenneth B. Schwartz Center at Massachusetts General Hospital hematology-oncology department: hope for the homeless.

Shortly before his death in 1995, Kenneth B. Schwartz, a cancer patient at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), founded the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center at MGH.