Abstract | OBJECTIVE: The data on echocardiographic evaluation of mitral durability after rheumatic mitral repair is scarce. METHODS: A total of 193 patients (mean age, 39.4 ± 12.8 years; 154 females) who underwent mitral valve repair for rheumatic valve disease from 1997 to 2010 were included in the study. A Maze operation was performed in 90.3% (n = 102) of the patients with atrial fibrillation (n = 113). Survival, valve-related complications, and echocardiographic data were evaluated. RESULTS:
Mitral regurgitation was the predominant disease in 75.6% of patients (n = 146). There was one early death (0.5%) . During the mean follow-up period of 76.7 ± 45.6 months, there were 9 late deaths and 5 mitral reoperations. Valve-related, event-free survival at 10 years was 85.5% ± 3.3%. In serial postoperative echocardiographic evaluations (mean follow-up duration, 53.7 ± 43.5 months), 40 patients showed either mitral regurgitation (>mild; n = 31) or mitral stenosis (mitral valve area ≤1.5 cm(2); n = 9). At 10 years, 66.4% ± 5.4% of the patients did not have moderate to severe mitral dysfunction. By multivariate analysis, no Maze operation for atrial fibrillation was an independent predictor of mitral dysfunctions (hazard ratio, 3.72; 95% confidence interval, 1.47-9.42; P = .005), whereas the presence of hypertension had borderline significance (hazard ratio, 3.15; 95% confidence interval, 0.96-10.38; P = .059). CONCLUSIONS: Although rheumatic mitral repair showed excellent long-term clinical outcomes, a significant proportion of patients experienced moderate to severe mitral dysfunctions postoperatively. Atrial fibrillation without a Maze procedure increased significantly the risks of mitral dysfunctions and adverse outcomes. Therefore, routine performance of a Maze procedure is warranted in the presence of atrial fibrillation whenever possible.
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Authors | Gwan Sic Kim, Chee Hoon Lee, Joon Bum Kim, Sung-Ho Jung, Suk Jung Choo, Cheol Hyun Chung, Jae Won Lee |
Journal | The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
(J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg)
Vol. 147
Issue 1
Pg. 247-53
(Jan 2014)
ISSN: 1097-685X [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23177125
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Topics |
- Ablation Techniques
(adverse effects, mortality)
- Adult
- Atrial Fibrillation
(diagnosis, mortality, surgery)
- Disease-Free Survival
- Echocardiography, Doppler
- Female
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
(adverse effects, mortality)
- Humans
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mitral Valve
(diagnostic imaging, surgery)
- Mitral Valve Annuloplasty
(adverse effects, mortality)
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
(diagnostic imaging, mortality, surgery)
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
(diagnostic imaging, mortality, surgery)
- Multivariate Analysis
- Postoperative Complications
(mortality, surgery)
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Reoperation
- Retrospective Studies
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
(diagnostic imaging, mortality, surgery)
- Risk Factors
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
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