Temporal changes in characteristics, incidence, and mortality in patients undergoing surgical intervention for mitral stenosis.

Of those, 192 patients (75%) underwent replacement (65.2% mechanical valve replacement and 34.8% biological valve replacement), and 64 patients (25%) underwent repair of the mitral valve with a significant trend for less repair in late calendar periods ( p = 0.051 for trend).

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