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Superior Septal Approach Versus Left Atrial Approach For Mitral Valve Replacement: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Tooba Ansar, Taimur Asif Ali, Saneeha Shahid, Saulat H. Fatimi, Ghulam Murtaza
Superior Septal Approach Versus Left Atrial Approach For Mitral Valve Replacement: A Retrospective Cohort Study, Tooba Ansar, Taimur Asif Ali, Saneeha Shahid, Saulat H. Fatimi, Ghulam Murtaza
Department of Surgery
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To compare the outcomes of superior septal approach and left atrial approach for mitral valve replacement.
METHODS:
This retrospective cohort study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised records of patients who had undergone isolated mitral valve replacement from May 2003 to April 2012. Cases were reviewed for the outcomes [primary: loss of normal sinus rhythm; secondary: complications, residual defect and mortality]. Patients with prior history of dysrhythmia, low ejection fraction (<30%), emergency/redo mitral valve replacement and concomitant coronary artery bypass grafting were excluded. SPSS 19 was used for data analysis.
RESULTS:
Of the 78 patients, 52(66.67%) were of superior septal approach and 26(33.33%) of left atrial approach. Both groups were comparable for …