Cleveland Clinic series supports re-repair as a favored option regardless of failure timing
Large retrospective study supports its addition to BAV repair toolbox at expert centers
Provides option for patients previously deemed anatomically unsuitable
A call for surgical guidelines to adopt sex-specific thresholds of LV size and function
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While mortality was unaffected, later surgery was associated with more reoperations
Many young patients can avoid lifelong anticoagulation with a valve-sparing approach
And substudy reveals good outcomes with PASCAL system in patients with complex mitral valve anatomy
Investigators conclude that improved self-reports go beyond possible placebo effect for severe TR
Five-year data demonstrate convergence of outcomes from years 1 to 5
Differences in pace of hemodynamic change signal need for sex-specific management