Publications by authors named "Siro Yamachika"
Mitral valve repair for degenerative disease with leaflet prolapse: to improve long-term outcomes.
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
January 2009
Purpose: Residual mitral regurgitation (MR) is a risk factor of reoperation. Here we report the midterm results of mitral valve repair for degenerative disease with mitral valve prolapse and identify important factors for durable repair.
Methods: From April 1999 to September 2007, 116 patients with leaflet prolapse (59 men; mean age 63 years) underwent mitral valve repair; they consisted of 19 anterior, 67 posterior, 23 bileaflet, and 7 isolated commissures.