Mitral valve repair for ischemic mitral regurgitation using the Carpentier-McCarthy-Adams IMR ETlogix® ring: medium-term echocardiographic findings

Rev Esp Cardiol. 2010 Oct;63(10):1200-4. doi: 10.1016/s1885-5857(10)70235-8.
[Article in English, Spanish]

Abstract

The aims of this study were to review the principles underlying use of the Carpentier-McCarthy-Adams IMR ETlogix® asymmetric annuloplasty ring for the treatment of chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation and to report medium-term clinical outcomes observed at our center. The in-hospital mortality rate was 2.8%. Echocardiography at hospital discharge confirmed the absence of mitral regurgitation in 88.8% of patients. Patients underwent clinical and echocardiographic follow-up (median duration, 23 months; range, 12-44 months). Late follow-up echocardiography demonstrated the recurrence of moderate mitral regurgitation in 5.7% of patients and of moderate-to-severe mitral regurgitation in 2.9%. The rate of survival free from recurrence of ≥grade-2 mitral regurgitation was 95.2% at 15 months and 88.9% at 25 months. Mitral valve repair using the asymmetric Carpentier-McCarthy-Adams IMR ETlogix® ring in patients with chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation enabled regurgitation to be effectively corrected by producing asymmetric changes in the morphology of the mitral ring. Medium-term outcomes, with regard to the degree of mitral valve competence, were excellent.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / mortality
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve / surgery*
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Survival Analysis
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ultrasonography