Features of degenerative mitral valve prolapse in the North East of China: repair characteristics, and short-term follow-up results

BACKGROUND: We aimed to assess the clinical and echocardiographic characteristics of patients who underwent surgery for degenerative mitral valve prolapse (MVP) in our center, and its relation to outcomes.METHODS: We enrolled 117 consecutive patients from North-East China with an echocardiographic diagnosis of MVP related mitral regurgitation (MR) between April 2018 and November 2019. A complexity scoring system was used for valve anatomy, and...