Introduction: Meta-analysis is the method to pool data from studies that report the same event in a comparable sample and, thus, summarize information from different populations. However, data extraction is limited to the information provided in the included studies. Frequently, individual patient information is not available, hence, real world data access is limited. Individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis...
Background: In selected cases, aortic valve repair (RVAo) is an alternative to prostesic aortic valve replacement. Aim: To compare mid-term survival, need of reoperation and echocardiographic findings associated with RVAo. Methods: Retrospective single-center cohort study including consecutive patients younger than 70 years-old, with non-stenotic aortic valve disease, who underwent RVAo between 2012 and 2017. A...