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3769961

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
A follow-up was carried out in 262 patients after aortic valve replacement with the Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis. One hundred and ninety-one males and seventy-one females with a mean age of 53 years provided a total of 1385 observation years. The operative mortality was 7.3%. The long-term survival rates for the total series amounted to 74% after 5 years and 61% after 9 years. The great majority of survivors showed a marked improvement in functional capacity and a significant decrease in heart volume. Angina pectoris disappeared in 76 out of 79 patients, and exertional syncope vanished in 61 out of 62 patients. All patients received long-term anticoagulant treatment. The percentage of patients free from thromboembolic events amounted to 90 +/- 2% after 9 years, and the percentage free from valve related morbidity and mortality was 82 +/- 3% after 9 years. Only one instance of valve thrombosis was seen, and fracture of the prosthesis was never encountered. These results compare very 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
Sep
pubmed:issn
0195-668X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
7
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
808-16
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term follow-up in 262 patients after aortic valve replacement with the Lillehei-Kaster prosthesis. Overall results and prosthesis-related complications.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article