Greater surgeon experience increases likelihood of mitral valve repair vs replacement
Wednesday, April 30, 2014 - 11:35
in Health & Medicine
Even today, significant variations – among surgeons and hospitals - still exist in the performance of mitral valve repair vs replacement for moderate to severe mitral regurgitation, shows a large-scale study. Significant associations were observed between the propensity for MV repair and both institutional and surgeon annual volume, although increasing surgeon volume appears to be the much stronger predictor.