Mitral valve repair versus replacement for endocarditis: A propensity-score matched analysis of early postoperative outcomes

Fadi Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi, Umar Shafiq, Harry Smith, Manoraj Navaratnarajah, Maria Pufulete, Gianni D Angelini, Hunaid A Vohra, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Bristol Heart Institute, Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Southampton, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Harefield Hospital, Department of Cardiac Surgery, St Thomas, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol

Perfusion

Published online on June 26, 2025

Abstract

Perfusion, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 260-269, April 2026.
ObjectiveWe sought to compare early postoperative outcomes between mitral valve repair (MVr) and replacement (MVR) in patients with mitral valve endocarditis.BackgroundThe optimal surgical approach for mitral valve endocarditis remains controversial, with ...