Publications by authors named "Sara Forcina"
Article Synopsis
- This study examines the long-term outcomes of minimally invasive mitral valve repair (MIMVR) in patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation, focusing on survival rates and recurrence of heart issues.
- It finds that all primary repair techniques (quadrangular resection, edge-to-edge repair, and artificial chordae implantation) show high survival rates over 1, 10, and 20 years, indicating the procedures are beneficial long-term.
- The study highlights that the quadrangular resection and edge-to-edge techniques have better outcomes for preventing moderate mitral regurgitation recurrence compared to artificial chordae, with low re-operation rates across all methods and pre-discharge residual issues predicting future repair failures.
Aortic Annuloplasty: Focus on the Use of an External Teflon Ring.
Surg Technol Int
September 2023
Aortic annuloplasty has been clearly demonstrated to have a protective influence in aortic valve repair. Over the past 20 years, different annuloplasty concepts have been proposed by different groups. However, the most appropriate approach to enable long-term annular stability remains highly controversial.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of the study was to evaluate the medium-term results of aortic valve neocuspidalization according to Ozaki compared to Ross procedure for treatment of isolated aortic valve disease in pediatric age. Thirty-eight consecutive patients with congenital or acquired aortic valve disease underwent either Ozaki (n = 22) or Ross (n = 16) operation between 01/2015 and 05/2020. The primary outcome was progression of aortic valve disease and aortic ring and root dimension, whereas secondary outcome was freedom from reintervention or death by type of operation.
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