Intravascular hemolysis after mitral valve repair: a word of caution
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery / 6 / 2 / 103-104,105 / EJCSE
Apport de l'échocardiographie pour le bilan lésionnel des insuffisances mitrales
Published in Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie
Echocardiographic assessment of mitral regurgitation allows the diagnosis of its mechanism and cause which are major determinants in the feasibility of mitral valve repair. This assessment is based on a systematic analysis of the different structures of the mitral valve apparatus: mitral annulus (enlargement, calcification), mitral valve morphology...
Intérêt de l’échocardiographie peropératoire dans la prise en charge des insuffisances mitrales
Published in Annales de cardiologie et d'angeiologie
Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography is crucial in the management of patients with mitral regurgitation. In fact, a vast majority mitral insuffisiencies may actually be repaired. This kind of surgery require an excellent definition of anatomic lesions and mechanisms of mitral regurgitation in order to optimize the result of the repair. I...
Mitral Valve Surgery in Patients with Ischemic and Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Published in Cardiology
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a chronic, progressive disease and its central element is the remodeling of the cardiac chamber associated with ventricular dilatation. Secondary mitral regurgitation is a complication of end-stage cardiomyopathy and is associated with a poor prognosis. It is due to progressive mitral annular dilatation and alterat...
The effect of pathophysiology on the outcome of mitral valve repair for mitral regurgitation
Published in Heart and Vessels
The advantages of mitral valve repair in mitral regurgitation are well established. The aim of this study was to analyze retrospectively the early and mid-term results of primary mitral valve repair. Between January 1995 and August 2001, primary mitral valve repair operations were performed on 112 patients (76 men and 36 women) with mitral regurgit...
Mid-term results of mitral valve repair for complicated active bacterial endocarditis in high-risk patients
Published in Heart and Vessels
Mitral valve repair in endocarditis achieves a competent valve and prevents septic embolization and acute left ventricular failure, in which operative mortality could be increased. Early and mid-term results were examined to establish whether emergency mitral valve repair offers an advantage in complicated active endocarditis. Ten patients with com...
Impact of mitral regurgitation on long-term survival in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: efficacy of combined mitr...
Published in Heart and Vessels
Ischemic cardiomyopathy complicated by severe mitral regurgitation (MR) has a poor prognosis. In such cases, whether mitral valve repair for MR improves the prognosis of survival remains unclear. In this study, 50 patients diagnosed with ischemic cardiomyopathy at our hospital between August 1991 and August 1996 were studied to examine the long-ter...
Transaortic Mitral Valve Repair Combined with a Modified Bentall Procedure in a Patient with Marfan’s Syndrome: Report o...
Published in Surgery Today
We report a case of transaortic mitral valve repair combined with aortic root and arch replacement in a patient with Marfan’s syndrome. Preoperative computed tomography and echocardiography showed acute aortic dissection (DeBakey type 1), severe aortic regurgitation, annuloaortic ectasia, and mild mitral regurgitation (MR). We performed artificial ...
Acute Chordae Rupture of the Mitral Valve Following Moderate Blunt Chest Trauma
Published in European Journal of Trauma
Acute mitral regurgitation following traumatic rupture of the tendinous cords is very rare. A young woman is reported who suffered acute mitral regurgitation following moderate blunt chest trauma during cross-country skiing. She was successfully operated on with a mitral valve repair. Although historically, acute mitral regurgitation following trau...
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation and Mitral Valve Repair: State of the Art
Published in Pediatric Cardiology
Surgical replacement of cardiac valves evolved significantly since its first use. Evolution of techniques and valves used was driven by the frequent complications encountered with surgically implanted valves. Transcatheter implantation of valves is a new technique which continues to be under investigation and promises to perform a task with less ri...
