IS 10 YEARS THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO HAVE A FOLLOW UP ECHOCARDIOGRAM AFTER AN IMPLANTED VALVE PROSTHESIS?

[Valve replacement with the Omnicarbon valve prosthesis. A 10-year follow-up].

OBJECTIVE We retrospectively examined the outcomes of 264 patients who underwent consecutive Omnicarbon valve implantation surgery between April 1985 and May 1995. METHODS At the time of surgery, patients who received this mechanical prosthesis averaged 57+/-11 years of age. Omnicarbon valves were placed in the aortic position in 36% of the cases, in the mitral position in 44%, and in both po...

Forgotten biliary endoprosthesis. "Follow up" after 10 years.

Incidence of Overweight and Its Predictors in Adults after 10 Years of Follow-up: Yazd Healthy Heart Project

Background: Obesity and overweight are important public health problems which are rapidly growing throughout the world. This study aims to provide 10-year incidence estimates of obesity and overweight in adults along with their risk factors in an Iranian adult population. Methods: This cohort study was conducted within the framework of the Yazd Healthy Heart Project (YHHP) throughout phases fro...

Long-term follow-up after aortic valve replacement with a small aortic prosthesis.

UNLABELLED Although aortic valve replacement (AVR) is an effective treatment for patients with aortic valvular disease, the implantation of a small aortic prosthesis may result in residual left ventricular outflow stenosis and transvalvular gradient. In this study, the outcome in the long-term period of patients treated with a small aortic prosthesis was analyzed retrospectively. Twenty-four pa...

Five-year follow-up after heart valve replacement with the CarboMedics bileaflet prosthesis.

BACKGROUND The CarboMedics valve is a relatively new, low-profile, bileaflet, mechanical prosthesis. The results of a prospective follow-up study after valve replacement with this prosthesis in a university hospital are presented. METHODS We implanted 640 CarboMedics prostheses in 583 patients in the aortic (n = 359), mitral (n = 167), or aortic and mitral positions (double valve replacement;...