Outcome of Preserved Mitral Valve Apparatus During Mitral Valve Replacement

Objectives: The aim is to compare outcome of modified preservation of mitral valve apparatus during prosthetic mitral replacement for rheumatic versus myocardial ischemia \&mitral valve disease. Methods ;This prospective cross-sectional comparative study will include 50 patients with isolated rheumatic mitral valve disease (group A) and 50 patients with mitral disease and myocardial ischemia (group B), surgery is expected to be performed between 2017 and 2020 at one center. All patients will have modified preservation of mitral apparatus during prosthetic mitral replacement. Additionally, group B patients will have bypass grafts to left anterior descending and/or posterior descending / right coronary artery. Data will be collected and analyzed. The Institutional Review Board (IRB), Ethics Committee (EC)-approval and consent of each patient were obtained. Criteria for inclusion of patients and exclusion of others were determined according to the guide lines. Statistical analysis:: Qualitative variables and their association among both groups were studied by applying Chi-square test and Fisher Exact test. Quantitative variables among both groups were compared by applying independent samples t-test. P \< 0.05 values mean statistically-significant results.