Preservation of the mitral subvalvular apparatus in multiple valve procedures.
J Heart Valve Dis
; 4(5): 477-83, 1995 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-8581189
ABSTRACT
The advantages of chordal preservation in mitral valve replacement have been demonstrated, but there is no detailed information available on the effect of chordal preservation in patients undergoing multiple valve operations. We assessed therefore a series of 61 patients who underwent multiple valvular procedures either with (Group A, n = 42) or without (Group B, n = 19) preservation of the subvalvular structures. Echocardiographic examinations were performed preoperatively, seven days and three months postoperatively. In addition clinical and electrocardiographic examinations were performed. Echocardiographic investigations included left atrial, left and right ventricular diameters and left ventricular length. Preoperatively there were no differences between the two groups. Intra- and postoperative management was similar in the two groups. Postoperative clinical and echocardiographic examinations demonstrated that, although beneficial effects were evident in both groups, improvement of left ventricular function and decrease in left ventricular size were more pronounced in patients in whom chordal preservation was possible.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Próteses Valvulares Cardíacas
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Cordas Tendinosas
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Função Ventricular Esquerda
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Heart Valve Dis
Assunto da revista:
CARDIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha