II-6 Complications during early postoperative period of valve replacement

Arterial hypertension in immediate postoperative period after valve replacement.

Paroxysmal hypertension occurred during the first 8 hours after cardiac valve replacement in 15 of 186 consecutive patients. The clinical characteristics of this hypertension were similar to those of hypertension after myocardial revascularization, except that this complication occurred much less frequently after valve replacement (8.1%) than after myocardial revascularisation (33%) (P less tha...

Early Postoperative Anticoagulation by Enoxaparin after Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement

Background: The use of low molecular weight heparin for early anticoagulation after mechanical aortic valve replacement is still a matter of debate even more that the early postoperative phase is associated with maximum of thrombo-embolic and bleeding risks. The objective of this study is to verify the efficacy and the safety of low molecular weight heparin for the early anticoagulation after m...

Long-term complications of valve replacement.

Advanced age and incidence of atrial fibrillation in the postoperative period of aortic valve replacement

OBJECTIVE This study aims to describe the correlation between age and occurrence of atrial fibrillation after aortic stenosis surgery in the elderly as well as evaluate the influence of atrial fibrillation on the incidence of strokes, hospital length of stay, and hospital mortality. METHODS Cross-sectional retrospective study of > 70 year-old patients who underwent isolated aortic valve repla...

Prediction of Late Postoperative Hemorrhage after Whipple Procedure Using Computed Tomography Performed During Early Postoperative Period

Objective Postpancreatectomy hemorrhage (PPH) is an uncommon but serious complication of Whipple surgery. To evaluate the radiologic features associated with late PPH at the first postoperative follow up CT, before bleeding. Materials and Methods To evaluate the radiological features associated with late PPH at the first follow-up CT, two radiologists retrospectively reviewed the initial post...