Robert E Michler, Peter K Smith, Michael K Parides, Gorav Ailawadi, Vinod Thourani, Alan J Moskowitz, Michael A Acker, Judy W Hung, Helena L Chang, Louis P Perrault, A Marc Gillinov, Michael Argenziano, Emilia Bagiella, Jessica R Overbey, Ellen G Moquete, Lopa N Gupta, Marissa A Miller, Wendy C Taddei-Peters, Neal Jeffries, Richard D Weisel, Eric A Rose, James S Gammie, Joseph J DeRose, John D Puskas, François Dagenais, Sandra G Burks, Ismail El-Hamamsy, Carmelo A Milano, Pavan Atluri, Pierre Voisine, Patrick T O'Gara, Annetine C Gelijns
BACKGROUND: In a trial comparing coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) alone with CABG plus mitral-valve repair in patients with moderate ischemic mitral regurgitation, we found no significant difference in the left ventricular end-systolic volume index (LVESVI) or survival after 1 year. Concomitant mitral-valve repair was associated with a reduced prevalence of moderate or severe mitral regurgitation, but patients had more adverse events. We now report 2-year outcomes. METHODS: We randomly assigned 301 patients to undergo either CABG alone or the combined procedure...
May 19, 2016: New England Journal of Medicine