Clinical Trial: The Choice of Mitral Valve Surgery Type and Mid-term Outcomes in Patients up to 70-years: Results of the AUTHEARTVISIT Study

U.S., Sept. 12 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07168889) titled 'The Choice of Mitral Valve Surgery Type and Mid-term Outcomes in Patients up to 70-years: Results of the AUTHEARTVISIT Study' on Sept. 04.

Brief Summary: The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term effects of mechanical versus biological mitral valve replacement in patients aged 70 years or younger. The main question it aims to answer is:

Do patients who receive a mechanical mitral valve live longer and need fewer repeat operations compared with those who receive a biological valve? Participants are patients in Austria who already had mitral valve surgery between 2010 and 2020 as part of their regular medi...