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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-7-12
pubmed:abstractText
A 17 mm diameter Björk-Shiley Monostrut prosthesis was implanted in a 64-year-old female for aortic valve replacement in a semi-emergency. This valve was one of the smallest valves which were available in Japan. The patient was admitted because of severe hemolytic anemia and heart failure. Echocardiography showed regurgitation and calcification of Ionescu-Shiley tissue valve which was implanted 5 years ago. The patient's body surface area was 1.2 m2. Because of narrow aortic annulus, we could barely implant a 17 mm diameter Björk-Shiley Monostrut prosthesis. The valve function was examined by Brockenbrough method. During catheterization, the heart rate was 85 b/min and cardiac index was 3.00 l/min/m2. In these hemodynamic conditions, simultaneous measurements of aortic and left ventricular pressures revealed only 9 mmHg mean systolic pressure gradient. Similarly, 20 mmHg of pressure gradient across the implanted valve was obtained by Gorlin's formula. We could calculate that the effective orifice area of a 17 mm diameter Björk-Shiley Monostrut prosthesis was 1.0 cm2. Postoperative echocardiography demonstrated 42 mmHg systolic pressure gradient across this prosthesis by Doppler techniques, and left ventricular wall thickness was not decreased. To best our knowledges, this was the first case in which post-operative evaluation such a small prosthesis was measured.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0369-4739
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
518-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
[Post-operative evaluation of a 17 mm diameter Björk-Shiley Monostrut prosthesis for aortic valve replacement--pressure gradient and effective valve area].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Cardiovascular Center Sakakibara Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports