Introduction
The combination of mitral valve replacement (MVR) with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is generally thought to have a greater early and late mortality than either procedure alone. The aim of this study is to review single center experience for the concomitant MVR and CABG.
Patients and methods
This is a single center, retrospective, single cohort study, composes of consecutive cases. It included all the cases of combined operation of MVR and CABG. The patients were followed up for a median duration of two years (six months to four years). The data were collected from hospital records and registers of hospital statistics. The followings were obtained; socio-demographic data, information regarding clinical courses, intraoperative findings, and post-operative follow up data.
Result
The study included 72 cases, the mean age was 56 years, 38 of them (53%) were males and 34 (47%) were female …

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