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Y Senoo

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The left ventricular eccentricity as a predictor of postoperative cardiac performance in valvular heart diseases.

A clear correlation expressed by the following equation was observed between the preoperative left ventricular end-systolic eccentricity (epsilon s) and the percentage change of the left ventricular dimension (% delta D) in chronic valvular heart diseases: % delta D = 88.37 epsilon s - 48.16 (r = 0.66, p less than 0.001). Therefore, epsilon s may function as an index for predicting the postoperative cardiac performance independent of the affected valvular locations and the morphology of the lesions.

Aortic Valve↗

Two-dimensional echocardiographic estimation of the size of the mitral valve annulus.

The diameter of the mitral annulus as measured on the long axis by two-dimensional echocardiogram was found to correlate well with the size of the sewing ring used to replace the mitral valve in 35 consecutive patients. The size of the prosthesis which was used could be predicted within 1 mm of error in 83% of the mitral stenosis (MS) patients and in 76% of the mitral regurgitation (MR) patients in the study. Preoperative echocardiographic estimation of the size of the mitral valve annulus and prediction of the sewing ring size of the prosthetic valve used could reduce the incidence of valve prosthesis-patient mismatch.

Adult↗

Factors influencing long-term survival after mitral valve replacement.

Thirty-seven consecutive cases of mitral valve replacement have been retrospectively reviewed. The prognostic significance of preoperative clinical, hemodynamic and quantitative angiographic factors for survival has been evaluated. In the Mitral stenosis (MS) group, all of the patients who showed small Stroke volume index (SVI) (less than 45 ml/m2) with pulmonary hypertension died from the low output syndrome. The prognosis was poor in patients who had large cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) in the MS group. Aortic valve replacement must be considered when moderate aortic regurgitation is associated with mitral valve disease. In the MR factors for predicting the survival. The eccentricity ratio is also a sensitive parameter for recognizing a patient who will have a poor prognosis after mitral valve replacement. The main mode of death was found to be heart failure due to myocardial impairment.

Adolescent↗

Myocardial protection during open-heart surgery: intermittent aortic crossclamping versus coronary perfusion.

Twenty-seven patients undergoing open-heart surgery were divided into three groups, i.e., control, intermittent aortic crossclamping and coronary perfusion groups. Myocardial oxygen extraction, lactate extraction, arterial-coronary sinus hydrogen ion difference, potassium difference and glucose difference were determined during the operation, as well as, postoperative stroke and cardiac indices and comparisons were made. When the ascending aorta was not crossclamped, myocardial metabolism was well preserved during and after the perfusion at a flow rate of 2.0 L./min/m2. Intermittent aortic crossclamping for 15 minutes alternating with a period of perfusion for five minutes at 30 degrees C was sufficient to protect the myocardium from ischemia. Perfusion of the left coronary artery alone at a flow rate of six per cent of total body perfusion (150 to 200 ml per minute) at 30 degrees C was sufficient to protect the myocardium when the aorta was opened. Since intermittent perfusion of the left coronary artery may produce myocardial derangement, coronary perfusion should be continuous. Otherwise topical cardiac cooling or other means of myocardial protection should be used.

Adolescent↗