title: Mucoid degeneration of the mitral valve. Clinical review, surgical management, and results.
abstract: Forty-four patients exhibiting myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve were reviewed. The clinical features, pathologic findings of the valve excised, surgical treatment, and results are presented. The complexity of the clinical pathologic findings are discussed. Despite the technical difficulties encountered in the surgical treatment of myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve, the long-term surgical results are excellent.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications; D006347:Heart Sounds; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications