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Intraoperative TEE during mitral valve repair: does it predict early and late postoperative mitral valve dysfunction?
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9800820     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) using color Doppler flow mapping can accurately measure residual mitral regurgitation (MR), but it is unknown to what extent such measurements correlate with those obtained with postoperative transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). METHODS: We used intraoperative TEE (based on direct planimetry of the maximal regurgitant jet area) to measure residual MR in 42 patients who underwent mitral valve reconstruction for MR and compared these measurements with those obtained with early and late postoperative TTE. RESULTS: Residual MR as measured by intraoperative TEE correlated significantly with values obtained with both early (r = 0.66; p < 0.0001) and late (r = 0.71; p < 0.0001) postoperative TTE. Forty patients with no or trivial MR (< or =2 cm2) as measured by intraoperative TEE also had no or trivial MR as measured by early (probability of 87.5%) and late (probability of 80.0%) postoperative TEE. Of the 40 patients, 6 had clinically insignificant mild MR (< or =4 cm2) when measured by late postoperative TTE. Two other patients in whom intraoperative TEE showed mild MR developed moderate regurgitation about 3 months later. CONCLUSIONS: Intraoperative TEE correlates with early and late postoperative TTE in measurement of residual MR, suggesting it can reliably predict early and late postoperative mitral valve dysfunction.
Authors:
Y Saiki; H Kasegawa; M Kawase; H Osada; E Ootaki
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Annals of thoracic surgery     Volume:  66     ISSN:  0003-4975     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Thorac. Surg.     Publication Date:  1998 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1998-12-02     Completed Date:  1998-12-02     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  15030100R     Medline TA:  Ann Thorac Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1277-81     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan. ysaiki@mail.cc.tohoku.ac.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Female
Humans
Intraoperative Care
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / surgery,  ultrasonography
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / epidemiology,  surgery*,  ultrasonography*
Postoperative Complications / epidemiology,  ultrasonography
Predictive Value of Tests
Time Factors

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