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A new modification of debridement valvuloplasty for acquired aortic valve disease.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8012095     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A high speed electric rasp was used to remove fibrous thickening from the aortic valve in conjunction with aortic valve commissurotomy in ten patients. All patients had moderate rheumatic aortic valve disease combined with severe mitral valve disease, and were treated by mitral valve replacement and aortic valve repair. All patients survived the operative procedure. There were no deaths or complications during hospitalization related to the valve repair process. The transaortic valve gradient was relieved from an average of 21.0 +/- 8.6 mmHg to 5.6 +/- 4.0 mmHg (catheterization), and from moderate to less-than-mild stenosis (echocardiography). Aortic valve regurgitation was reduced from an average of 2.2+ to 0.7+ on a scale of 0 to 4+ (aortography), and from an average of 2.5+ to 1.1+ on a scale of 0 to 4+ (echocardiography). During the follow-up period, no patients were reoperated on because of aortic valve dysfunction. Follow-up echocardiographic study demonstrated that the transaortic pressure gradient and valvular regurgitation had not progressed, and immediate postoperative conditions were maintained. There were two late deaths not related to the aortic valve. One patient died of prosthetic valve endocarditis in the mitral prosthesis 14 months postoperatively, and the other of a cerebrovascular accident 21 months postoperatively. Based on these data, we believe that aortic valve repair with a high speed electric rasp can effectively relieve aortic stenosis, reduce valvular regurgitation, and provide an excellent hemodynamic result at early and mid-term follow-up.
Authors:
M Otaki
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of cardiac surgery     Volume:  9     ISSN:  0886-0440     ISO Abbreviation:  J Card Surg     Publication Date:  1994 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-07-26     Completed Date:  1994-07-26     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8908809     Medline TA:  J Card Surg     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  103-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka National Hospital, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis,  mortality,  physiopathology,  surgery*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis,  mortality,  physiopathology,  surgery*
Debridement / instrumentation,  methods*
Echocardiography
Equipment Design
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Catheterization
Hemodynamics
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis,  mortality,  physiopathology,  surgery*
Rheumatic Heart Disease / diagnosis,  mortality,  physiopathology,  surgery*
Severity of Illness Index
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome

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