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3678238

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
A follow-up study was carried out in 54 patients after combined mitral and aortic valve replacement with the Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis. Twenty-two males and thirty-two females with a mean age of 54 years provided a total of 272 years of observation. The operative mortality was 16.7%. The long-term survival rates were 67% after 5 years and 55% after 8 years. The great majority of survivors showed a marked improvement in functional capacity and a significant decrease in heart volume. In spite of long-term anticoagulant treatment thromboembolic incidents were the most frequent valve-related complications. The percentage of patients free from valve-related morbidity and mortality was 75% after 8 years. Valve-related death accounted for 4% of all deaths. Fracture of the prosthesis was never encountered. These results compare favourably with those obtained with the Starr-Edwards' or the Björk-Shiley prostheses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0195-668X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1090-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term follow-up in 54 patients after combined mitral and aortic valve replacement with the Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis. Overall results and prosthesis-related complications.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine B, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen Medical School, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article