NHC performed 104 isolated valve surgeries in year 2005. The mortality rate was only 1.92%, well below the STS benchmark of 6% for mitral valve repair and 3.4% for aortic valve repair.
Heart valve surgery involves valve repair or replacement with an artificial valve. Valve repair is preferred over replacement since the heart strength is better preserved and the freedom from anti-coagulation. Over 90% of degenerative mitral valves are repaired in NHC with minimal mortality and morbidity.
No. of Isolated Valve Surgery
Yearly Trend (1981 - 2005)
Valve Operative Mortality Rate
Yearly Trend (2002 - 2005)
Notes:
1. STS* database 2004 isolated valve mortality: MVR 6.0%, AVR 3.4%.
*Society of Thoracic Surgeons of National Cardiac database
2. Operative Mortality is defined as death within 30 days of operation or within the same hospital admission