Registro Español de Reparación Valvular 2013

Abstract

Introduction and objectivesThe Spanish Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Valve Repair Working Group presents the third annual activity report in reconstructive surgery of the mitral, aortic and tricuspid valves performed in Spain in 2013. MethodsData were obtained using a web-based survey for which participation was voluntary. The number of valvular interventions (repairs and replacements) were recorded. Mitral valve repair surgery was reported by aetiology. Mortality was also reported. A comparison was made with the results of valve surgery performed in previous years. ResultsThe data from 25 centres (48% of the surgical activity in the country) are shown. The overall volume of valve repair continues to increase. Almost half (46%) of all mitral valves were repaired. Repair was most common (61.7%) intervention on degenerative mitral valves. Aortic valve repair technique is still developing (2.7% of overall valve surgery). Degenerative aetiology remains the most common in the case of mitral valve repair, however in Spain, rheumatic aetiology has still not disappeared, being the cause of many prosthetic implants. Overall repair mortality was 1.5%±1.9 versus 3.5±5.3% in the case of replacement. Nevertheless, the comorbidity associated with the two groups was also clearly different (EuroSCORE repair 6.0±3.0 vs. replacement 8.9±/2.4). ConclusionsThe percentage of patients who benefit from valve repair techniques continues to rise, with satisfactory results in terms of mortality.