Of 300 consecutive patients undergoing primary operation for mitral valve replacement combined with coronary bypass grafting, 22 (7.3%) died in-hospital. Multivariate testing of preoperative and operative descriptors identified radiographic cardiac enlargement, preoperative paced rhythm or atrial fibrillation, 70% or more left main coronary obstruction, and serum bilirubin of more than 2 mg% as...

Objective In the era of limited healthcare budgets, healthcare costs of heart valve implantations need to be considered to inform cost-effectiveness analyses. We aimed to provide age group-specific costs estimates of heart valve implantations, related complications and other healthcare utilisation following the intervention. Methods We performed retrospective analyses of healthcare costs of p...

Of 300 consecutive patients undergoing primary operation for mitral valve replacement combined with coronary bypass grafting, 22 (7.3%) died in-hospital. Multivariate testing of preoperative and operative descriptors identified radiographic cardiac enlargement, preoperative paced rhythm or atrial fibrillation, 70% or more left main coronary obstruction, and serum bilirubin of more than 2 mg% as...

*Correspondence: sebastian. [email protected] 1Institute of Biomedical Engineering, TU Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 18, Dresden 01069, Germany Full list of author information is available at the end of the article Abstract Background: The study compares the impact of cardiac surgical interventions on the autonomic function by assessing the pre-operative status and early post-operative recover...

Over the past few decades, it has become apparent that mitral valve repair is preferable to mitral valve replacement for the majority of patients undergoing surgery for mitral regurgitation (MR). The advantages of mitral valve repair include low rates of thromboembolism, resistance to endocarditis, excellent late durability reported for as long as 25 years, and no need for anticoagulation in th...

OBJECTIVES To compare health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation via transapical access (TA TAVI) with patients undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). METHODS One hundred and forty-four high-risk patients referred for aortic valve replacement underwent TAVI screening and were assigned to either TA TAVI (n = 51, age 79.7 ± ...

Of 300 consecutive patients undergoing primary operation for mitral valve replacement combined with coronary bypass grafting, 22 (7.3%) died in-hospital. Multivariate testing of preoperative and operative descriptors identified radiographic cardiac enlargement, preoperative paced rhythm or atrial fibrillation, 70% or more left main coronary obstruction, and serum bilirubin of more than 2 mg% as...

Introduction: In patients undergoing surgery for mitral valve replacement (MVR) for valvular heart disease, pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) has been considered a major risk factor. In this prospective study, we have studied the early hemodynamic changes and post-operative outcomes of MVR among patients with severe PAH. Methods: 68 consecutive patients who underwent mitral valve replacement ...

BACKGROUND Permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) is present before operation and persists after surgery in 30-40% of patients undergoing mitral valve surgery. Using the maze procedure, 75-82% of patients can be cured of AF, but the procedure is difficult and long lasting. Percutaneous radiofrequency (RF) ablation has emerged as an effective therapy for AF in recent years. AIM To assess the effic...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate the safety, feasibility, and clinical effectiveness of thoracoscopy-assisted mitral valve replacement via thoracic right-anterior minimal incision. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted of 225 patients with mitral valve lesions who were treated in our hospital from August 2012 to August 2015. Group A included 105 patients...