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Conventional versus complete chordal-sparing mitral valve replacement: effects on left ventricular function and end-systolic stress.
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PMID:  22032058     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
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BACKGROUND: This study aims to assess the effects of bileaflet preservation versus conventional technique during mitral valve replacement (MVR) on left ventricular functions and end-systolic stress (ESS).
METHODS: Between September 2005 and January 2009, sixty-five patients with mitral regurgitation underwent MVR surgery. In a non-randomized fashion, 34 patients had conventional MVR without chordal/leaflet preservation (group I, c-MVR), and 31 had MVR with total chordal/bileaflet preservation (group II, b-MVR). A prospective clinical and echocardiographic follow-up of patients was performed preoperatively, at 3 months and by 1 year postoperatively.
RESULTS: Left ventricular end-systolic/end-diastolic dimensions and volumes decreased by 1 year in the b-MVR group. Left ventricular ESS decreased only in the bileaflet sparing MVR group after surgery, and this decrease was significant by 1 year, compared with the c-MVR group (P = 0.008). Left atrial diameter significantly decreased in both groups. Only one patient died, due to posterior wall rupture after a c-MVR procedure. One patient undergoing a b-MVR procedure needed re-operation because of prosthetic valve endocarditis.
CONCLUSION: Bileaflet preservation during MVR has a beneficial effect on left ventricular function, compared with conventional MVR. Left ventricular ESS improves after bileaflet-sparing MVR and may be an important indicator of myocardial function after mitral valve surgery.
Authors:
Alper Ucak; Murat Ugur; Burak Onan; Gökhan Arslan; Ibrahim Alp; Eralp Ulusoy; Ahmet Turan Yilmaz
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta cardiologica     Volume:  66     ISSN:  0001-5385     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Cardiol     Publication Date:  2011 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-10-28     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370570     Medline TA:  Acta Cardiol     Country:  Belgium    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  627-34     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, GATA Haydarpasa Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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