II-12 Analysis of complications following valve replacement

Transesophageal echocardiographic imaging of multiple complications following mitral valve replacement

UNLABELLED We present a case of mitral valve (MV) replacement that resulted in multiple complications, as diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), including left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, aortic dissection and left ventricular rupture. We also describe that identification of bleeding originating from the posterior aspect of the heart by the surgical team should trigger ...

Long-term complications of valve replacement.

Arrhythmias following cardiac valve replacement.

A prospective study of 50 consecutive patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement was designed to determiine the incidenice, types, and predisposing factors to postoperative arrhythmias. Patients were monitored continuously for the first 7 days following surgery. Thirty-seven patients (74%) experienced a total of 66 episodes of arrhythmia. Supraventricular arrhythmias were the most common (43...

Aortic valve replacement in octogenarians: performance analysis of EuroSCORE II

Background EuroSCORE has been proposed to identify patients at high risk for surgical aortic valve replacement and estimate for them the risk-benefit of percutaneous implantation. However, it has been clearly demonstrated that this system overestimates mortality, particularly in the elderly population undergoing surgery for aortic valve replacement. An actualized model called EuroSCORE II has b...

[Left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement].

Rupture of the posterior wall of the left ventricle is an unusual but often lethal complication following mitral valve replacement. The incidence is about 1% of MVRs. Most of the ruptures are attributed either to technical maneuvers in the operation or to stretch injury produced by removal of the mural leaflet of the mitral valve. Surgical repair of the rupture requires the cardiopulmonary bypa...