Isolated mitral valve replacement with Guangdong-I porcine bioprostheses in rheumatic heart valve disease: analysis of 166 cases with long-term follow-up
- VernacularTitle:广东I型生物瓣行二尖瓣单瓣置换166例(长期随访报告)
- Author:
Jingfang ZHANG
;
Xuhua JIAN
;
Zhengxiang LUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Heart valve diseases Rheumatic heart disease Heart valve prosthesis implantation Follow-up studies
- From:
Chinese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2003;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective: To study the long-term effects of mitral valve replacement with bioprostheses in rheumatic heart valve disease. Methods: 166 patients with rheumatic heart valve disease underwent isolated mitral valve replacement from Jan.1978 to Dec.1985. 79 Patients were male and 87 female. Patients' age ranged from 11 to 53 years[mean (29.4?9.9) years]. The patients were classified into two groups: group 1(age