The surgical treatment of acquired valvular disease.

Surgical treatment of acquired valvular disease as viewed by the internist.

Surgical Treatment of Acquired Valvular Disease

IT IS an obvious fact that acquired valvular deformities may impose a serious mechanical burden upon the heart. Over the years it has been logical to hope that definitive surgical technics would be developed to alter these defects so as to restore normal cardiac function. However plausible the need, the evolution of surgery for acquired valvular disease was delayed by the fear that the heart co...

گزارش 54 مورد بلوک کامل قلبی کودکان در بیمارستان قلب شهید رجایی

 Background: Complete Heart Block (CHB) is one of the most important cardiac event emergencies.The present study was achieved to evaluate the variable types of CHB, associated with congenital heart disease, predominantly clinical manifestation, complication, treatment, outcome and mortality rate.  Materials and methods: In a retrospective overview, 54 children with CHB admitted in Rajaie Heart ...

Cardiac surgery for acquired valvular disease: modifications experienced with 2,000 cases.

The surgical treatment of acquired valvular abnormalities resulting from acquired heart disease is of recent origin. The purpose of this paper is to report modifications in cardiovascular techniques made to improve our clinical results. Efforts were first directed toward the correction of the obstructive type of mitral valvular pathology. Eight years have now passed since the performance of the...

Valvular Heart Disease

An appreciation of the natural history of acquired valvular heart disease is a prerequisite to an understanding of how surgical intervention has altered the natural outlook. The prognosis for a patient with valvular heart disease treated medically is dependent on the stage of the disease at which he is first seen. Therefore, assessment for surgery requires evaluation of the pathophysiologic con...