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Research Article | Volume 10 Issue 1 (, 2004) | Pages 84 - 89
Mitral valve replacement with chordal preservation in a rheumatic population
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Department of Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Cardio-Thoracic Sciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Anisari Nagar, New Delhi.
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PMID : -11206773
Published
Jan. 9, 2001
Abstract

Background and aim of the study: Mitral valve replacement (MVR) with preservation of the subvalvular apparatus may maintain postoperative left ventricular (LV) function better than conventional MVR. A prospective study was undertaken to assess the advantages of chordal preservation in rheumatic patients undergoing isolated MVR.

Methods: Between January 1996 and January 1999, 240 patients with rheumatic etiology and normal LV ejection fraction (>50%) underwent isolated MVR using a St. Jude Medical prosthesis. Patients were allocated to two groups: in group I (n = 168), both the anterior and posterior chordae were preserved; in group II (n = 72), the entire native mitral valve apparatus was excised. Patients from both groups were evaluated postoperatively (mean 12.5 months) by echocardiography and treadmill testing.

Results: Demographic and clinical profiles were comparable in both groups. There were three early deaths in group I, and one in group II. There were no late deaths. One patient in group I required reoperation for a stuck mitral prosthesis. LV function (ejection fraction >50%) was better in group I (94%) than in group II (82%) (p <0.05). No patient in either group had LV outflow tract obstruction on echocardiography. Patients in group I showed better exercise performance on treadmill (Bruce protocol): 92% of group I patients versus 88% of group II patients (p >0.05) completed stage I; 16% of group I patients, but no group II patients, were able to complete stage IV (p <0.05).

Conclusion: Mitral valve replacement with preservation of the subvalvular apparatus maintains LV function, and does not cause LV outflow tract obstruction.

 

 

 

How to cite: Wasir, H., Choudhary, S. K., Airan, B., Srivastava, S., & Kumar, A. S. (2001). Mitral valve replacement with chordal preservation in a rheumatic population. The Journal of heart valve disease10(1), 84–89.

 
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