Long-term changes in left ventricular performance following mitral valve replacement for pure rheumatic mitral regurgitation

Am J Cardiol. 1996 Jun 15;77(15):1377-81. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(96)00213-5.

Abstract

Our data indicate that MVR, with or without chordal preservation, for pure severe MR in symptomatic younger rheumatic patients with a good preoperative ejection fraction results in normalization of LV size and performance by 1 year. Normalization of LV performance was only achieved at 1 year after surgery, and it is therefore essential to extend the assessment of LV function to at least 1 year postoperatively.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / physiopathology
  • Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
  • Registries
  • Regression Analysis
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / physiopathology
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / surgery*
  • Stroke Volume / physiology
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*