[Evolution in surgical repair of heart valves: implications for follow-up]

Michele De Bonis; Maurizio Taramasso; Elisabetta Lapenna; Alberto Pozzoli; Maria Chiara Calabrese; Teodora Nisi; Ottavio Alfieri

doi:10.1714/1168.12947

[Evolution in surgical repair of heart valves: implications for follow-up]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2012 Nov;13(11):714-22. doi: 10.1714/1168.12947.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

Michele De Bonis¹, Maurizio Taramasso, Elisabetta Lapenna, Alberto Pozzoli, Maria Chiara Calabrese, Teodora Nisi, Ottavio Alfieri

Affiliation

¹ Divisione di cardiochirurgia, Ospedale Universitario San Raffaele, Milano. [email protected]

PMID: 23096580
DOI: 10.1714/1168.12947

Abstract

The number of patients undergoing surgical heart valve repair has been increasing during the last years, particularly in high-volume centers. Several factors related to poor outcomes after surgical repair have been identified in different observational studies, leading to a better preoperative patient selection and improved long-term clinical and echocardiographic follow-up.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Echocardiography
Evidence-Based Medicine
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Valve Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
Heart Valve Prosthesis*
Humans
Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery
Treatment Outcome
Tricuspid Valve / diagnostic imaging
Tricuspid Valve / surgery*