Predictive value of less than moderate residual mitral regurgitation as assessed by transesophageal echocardiography for the short-term outcomes of patients with mitral regurgitation treated with mitral valve repair

Table 5 Complications.

Complications	Group 1 (n = 54)	Group 2 (N = 44)	P value
Bleeding, n (%)	2 (4)	2 (5)	0.85
Recurrent severe mitral regurgitation, n (%)	2 (4)	6 (14)	0.16
Cognitive damage, n (%)	2 (4)	3 (7)	0.81
Respiratory complications, n (%)	2 (4)	4 (9)	0.49
Stroke, n (%)	1 (2)	0 (0)	0.91
Wound infection, n (%)	1 (2)	3 (7)	0.47
Limb ischemia, n (%)	0 (0)	1 (2)	0.90
Renal insufficiency, n (%)	0 (0)	1 (2)	0.90
Any of the above, n (%)	9 (17)	15 (34)	0.08
Other, %	2 (4)	2 (5)	0.85

ICU-intensive care unit. Other includes, laceration of aorta during the intervention and subcutaneous emphysema.

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