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870765

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1977-6-30
pubmed:abstractText
Replacement of diseased heart valves has become the treatment of choice in many adults. Valve replacement in older children and adolescents has been done in our institution only when other procedures are ineffective. Over the past 10 years, 24 patients have received 28 artificial valves. Thirteen (54 per cent) had rheumatic heart disease; the remainder had congenital or acquired valvular abnormalities. The Björk-Shiley valve was most commonly used in the aortic position and the Beall prosthesis in the mitral position. Sixteen patients (67 per cent) survived operation and have been followed from 3 to 79 months, averaging 27 months. All are free of cardiac symptoms. Hemarthrosis occurred once in 2 survivors (13 per cent). Eight patients died (33 per cent), 5 immediately postoperatively and 3 within a year after the operation. The mortality rate has declined to 21 percent during the past 3 years. Our experience in the pediatric age group suggests that valve replacement is a serious undertaking with higher mortality rate than in adults. The operation should be reserved for those patients in whom valvuloplasty or valvulotomy is expected to be ineffective.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-5223
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
872-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1977
pubmed:articleTitle
Valve replacement in children and adolescents.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article