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BACKGROUND
Flail mitral leaflet is a common complication of degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR) and is generally equated with severe MR. However, a flail mitral leaflet is not always associated with severe MR. The hemodynamic and clinical significance of a flail leaflet in the absence of severe
OBJECTIVE
The study objective was to review our first 300 consecutive robotic-assisted mitral repairs performed from June 2005 to October 2012 and to compare the surgical outcomes of our previously reported initial 120 cases with the subsequent 180 procedures.
METHODS
Our initial 120
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence, characteristics, hemodynamic conditions, and clinical significance of right-to-left (R-L) shunt through an iatrogenic atrial septal defect (iASD) after the MitraClip