Table 10. Median Operative Mortality Rates for Specific Surgical Procedures (STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database, 2019) Procedure Mortality Rate (%) AVR and CABG 4 AVR and mitral valve replacement 9 Mitral valve replacement 5 Mitral valve replacement and CABG 9 Mitral valve repair 1 Mitral valve repair and CABG 5 AVR indicates aortic valve replacement; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; and STS, Society of Thoracic Surgeons. CLINICAL STATEMENTS AND GUIDELINES Table 11. 