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Interaction and prognostic effects of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and patient-prosthesis mismatch as determinants of outcome after isolated aortic valve replacement.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19699349     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
There are variable reported effects of patient-prosthesis mismatch (P-PM) on outcome. It was hypothesized that the adverse effect attributed to P-PM is actually due to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (DD) in patients with small hearts. The aim of this study was therefore to determine the association among P-PM, DD, and outcomes. Doppler echocardiography was performed in 156 patients after aortic valve replacement. In vivo effective orifice areas for each prosthesis type and size were obtained from published references values of normally functioning prostheses. P-PM was identified from the predicted indexed orifice area, obtained by dividing the effective orifice area by body surface area. DD was classed as normal, delayed relaxation (prolonged deceleration time for age), or increased left atrial pressure (increased E/E' ratio, left atrial enlargement, short deceleration time). Events (cardiac-related hospitalizations and all-cause mortality after aortic valve replacement) were determined over a median follow-up periods of 3.5 years (interquartile range 2.1 to 5.7). P-PM was found in 91 patients (58%). Of the patients with P-PM, no DD was present on postoperative echocardiography in 15 patients (16%), delayed relaxation in 35 (39%), and increased left atrial pressure in 41 (45%). There were 61 total events (18 deaths and 43 hospitalizations): 4 (7%) in the no-DD group, 26 (42%) in the delayed relaxation group, and 31 (51%) in the increased left atrial pressure group. DD (p = 0.034) but not age (p = 0.09), the left ventricular ejection fraction (p = 0.60), or the presence of mismatch (p = 0.20) was associated with events. In conclusion, P-PM was associated with 14% mortality and a 39% composite event rate over 2-year follow-up. Events were significantly associated with DD.
Authors:
Joseph Brown; Pallav Shah; Tony Stanton; Thomas H Marwick
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-06-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of cardiology     Volume:  104     ISSN:  1879-1913     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Cardiol.     Publication Date:  2009 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-08-24     Completed Date:  2009-09-22     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0207277     Medline TA:  Am J Cardiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  707-12     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery
Echocardiography, Doppler
Female
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Prosthesis Fitting
Treatment Outcome
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left

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