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. 2021 Aug 2;28(1):56–62. doi: 10.5761/atcs.oa.21-00048

Table 3. Epidemiology of ischemic/SMR.

Population Investigation period Etiology Frequency among MR patients Frequency among MV surgeries Rate of repair In-hospital mortality
Cohort study
 Euro Heart Survey7) 92 centers, 5001 adults with VHD ≥ moderate 2001 IMR 64/877 (7.3%)
 Euro Heart Survey II8) 222 centers, 7724 patients with severe VHD 2017 SMR 368/1114 (32.5%) 87/358 (24.3%) 32/87 (36.8%); transcatheter 28/87 (32.2%) 11/368 (3.0%), post- intervention 4/82 (4.9%)
IMR 190/1114 (17.1%)
 European registry (EuMiClip)9) 19 centers, 63463 patients, MR ≥ moderate Published in 2018 SMR 1010/3309 (30.5%)
IMR 519/3309 (15.7%)
 Mayo Clinic & Rochester Epidemiology Project10,11) 1294 isolated MR ≥ moderate 2000–2010 SMR 723/1294 (56%) Rate of surgery 34/723 (5%)
 HF registry in 4 Italian centers12) 1256 HF with ischemic or non-ischemic DCM Published in 2011 SMR Mild-to-moderate 49%, severe 24% 5-year survival 30% for IMR
Nationwide surgical database
 GB and Ireland national database13) 8219 MV surgeries for MR 2004–2008 IMR 1079/8219 (13.1%) 811/1079 (75.2%)
 French national database14) 18167 MV surgeries, 56 centers 2014–2016 SMR 2935/18147 (16.2%) 1141/2935 (38.9%) 229/2935 (7.8%), isolated MVP 10/463 (2.2%), isolated MVR 69/968 (7.1%)
 JATS annual report16) 11517 isolated MV surgeries 2017 MR after MI 295/11517 (2.6%) Overall 9.8%
 STS adult cardiac surgery database15) 87214 isolated MV surgeries, 1125 centers 2011.7–2016.9 IMR 785/60185 (1.3%) 58.20%

DCM: dilated cardiomyopathy; HF: heart failure; IMR: ischemic mitral regurgitation; JATS: Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery; MR: mitral regurgitation; MV: mitral valve; MVP: mitral valvuloplasty; MVR: mitral valve replacement; SMR: secondary mitral regurgitation; STS: Society of Thoracic Surgeons; VHD: valvular heart disease