| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - The goal for mitral valve surgery is to repair the valve, not replace it with an artificial one ??? which carries a higher risk of infection and other complications and necessitates a lifetime of blood-thinning medications. ???In the United States, through open surgery, the repair rate for mitral valves is only 50 percent,??? Dr. Murphy says. ???Fifty percent require an artificial valve.
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