The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 6 , Pages 1339-1348 , December 2009

Long-term survival in asymptomatic patients with severe degenerative mitral regurgitation: A propensity score–based comparison between an early surgical strategy and a conservative treatment approach

  • Patrick Montant, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires, St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
    • P.M. and F.C. contributed equally to this work.
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  • Fabien Chenot, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires, St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
    • P.M. and F.C. contributed equally to this work.
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  • Annie Robert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • David Vancraeynest, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires, St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Agnès Pasquet, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires, St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Bernard Gerber, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires, St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Philippe Noirhomme, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires, St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Gébrine El Khoury, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires, St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Jean-Louis Vanoverschelde, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires, St-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Jean-Louis Vanoverschelde, MD, PhD, Division of Cardiology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Avenue Hippocrate 10-2881, B-1200 Brussels, Belgium.

Received 19 May 2008 ,Revised 27 February 2009 ,Accepted 29 March 2009.

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 Supported by the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique of the Belgian Government (FNRS). Dr Montant is aspirant of the Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique of the Belgian Government. Dr Chenot was supported by the Daman Foundation.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00501-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.03.046

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 6 , Pages 1339-1348 , December 2009

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