5. CONCLUSION
A small aorto-mitral angle at post-operative TTE affects new onset AA in patients who underwent mitral valve repair for treating MR. Consequently, the probability of post-operative AA may decrease with surgical procedures to prevent the narrowing of the aorto-mitral angle large.
AUTHORS CONTRIBUTIONS
Shunsuke Kagawa: principal investigator, data analysis, manuscript writing
Yukio Abe: echocardiographic measurements, critical review of manuscript
Nanaka Nomura: data collections and echocardiographic measurements
Shimeno Kenji: data collections and echocardiographic measurements
Yoshiki Matsumura: data collections and echocardiographic measurements
Takashi Murakami: attending surgeons who performed the mitral valve surgeries
Yosuke Takahashi: attending surgeons who performed the mitral valve surgeries
Toshihiko Shibata: attending surgeons who performed the mitral valve surgeries
Minoru Yoshiyama: overall supervision and critical review of manuscript