Analysis revealed that patients with PVL had poorer survival when compared to subjects with no PVL, but this trend did not reach statistical significance ( p = .114; Figure 3 ). 4 DISCUSSION MVR is a common procedure in cardiac surgery with a low in‐hospital mortality rate and considerable benefits in terms of quality of life and long‐term survival. 6 Despite the refinement of surgical technique and recent advances in prosthesis design and tissue preservation, leading to more efficient and durable artificial heart valves, the postoperative course after MVR is not yet completely free of complications.
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Early paravalvular leak after conventional mitral valve replacement: A single-center analysis.
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