title: Mitral valve replacement therapy causes higher 30-day postoperative mortality than mitral valvuloplasty in patients with severe ischemic mitral regurgitation: A meta-analysis of 12 studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Jiayang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Chengxiong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Mingxin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Wenyuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Beijing An Zhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China. Electronic address: heartyuyang@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D063126:Balloon Valvuloplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014943:Global Health; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends
keywords: 30-day postoperative mortality; Mitral valve replacement; Mitral valvuloplasty; Severe ischemic mitral regurgitation