The Annals of thoracic surgery
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Multicenter Study
Clinical Outcomes of Mitral Valve Reoperations in the United States: An Analysis of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons National Database.
This study evaluated outcomes of reoperative mitral valve surgery (MVS) in the United States. ⋯ Despite a high-risk patient profile, surgical outcomes of reoperative MVS were acceptable, particularly in patients with prior MVS and without endocarditis undergoing elective operations.