Identification of patients with combined valvular prolapse has important clinical imlications, because such patients appear to be early surgical candidates. Detection of combined valvular prolapse became more feasible with development of 2-dimentional echocardiography and the incidence of combained mitral and valve prolapse is reported to be variable from 3% to 24%. The authors found a case of combined mitral and aortic valve prolapse detected by 2-dimensional echocardiography. This 30-years-old male patient who admitted because of peptic ulcer bleeding revealed a prolapse of anterior mitral leaflet with regurgitation and also a prolapse of the right coronary cusp into the left ventricular outflow tract but without evidence of aortic regurgutation by Doppler echocardiogram. he discharged without surgical intervention and needs further observation.
Aortic Valve Prolapse* ; Aortic Valve* ; Echocardiography ; Hemorrhage ; Humans ; Incidence ; Male ; Mitral Valve ; Peptic Ulcer ; Prolapse

PURPOSE: Subpulmonic ventricular septal defect is clinically important because the risks of aortic regurgitation and endocarditis are substantially increased. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of hemodynamic changes induced by structural anomalies of aortic valve on the surgical outcome. METHODS: This clinical study was done by reviewing the medical records of 124 patients who were diagnosed and surgically managed at the Cardiovascular Center, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, from May 1991 to December 1994 were performed due to subpulmonic ventricular septal defect. RESULTS: The ages were between 4 months to 21 years 9 months(mean 4 years 10 months) and the sex ratio was 1.8:1 (male:female; 80:44). Patients were stratified according to the status of the aortic valves. Group 1 was comprised of those without aortic valve prolapse and aortic regurgitation, group 2 was comprised of those with only aortic valve prolapse, and group 3 had only aortic regurgitation, and group 4 had both conditions. The mean age, pulmonary arterial pressure, aortic diameter were statistically higher in group 3, those which only aortic regurgitation(p<0.05). On surgical exploration, aortic valve prolapse was found in 68(55%), and aortic regurgitation was found in 21(17%). Aortic valve prolapse was correlated with the increase in age(p<0.05), and the development of aortic valve prolapse and aortic regurgitation were statistically correlated with the decrease in pulmonary arterial pressure(p<0.05). When 108 patients were classified into 3 groups according to the degree of aortic valve prolapse and hemodynamic status around the inlet and outlet of right ventricle, higher the degree of aortic valve prolapse, the intraventricular flow was directed to inlet(p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Untreated subpulmonic VSD will result in aortic regurgitation and valve prolapse, thus the surgical correction is beneficial, especially performed at early age. Therefore effort should be made to carefully evaluate all patients with VSD, and if subpulmonic VSD is discovered, immediate surgical correction is should be performed.
Aortic Valve Insufficiency ; Aortic Valve Prolapse ; Aortic Valve* ; Arterial Pressure ; Bays ; Endocarditis ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* ; Heart Ventricles ; Hemodynamics* ; Humans ; Medical Records ; Prolapse ; Sex Ratio

OBJECTIVETo summarize the experience on auto-pulmonary transplantation (Ross procedure) treating with congenital aortic disease.

METHODSFrom October 1994 to November 2003, 20 cases of Ross procedure were performed to treat with congenital aortic disease, Male: 15 cases; Female: 5 cases; age: 25 years;

DIAGNOSIScongenital heart disease (CHD), aortic abnormalities: 12 cases; aortic valve prolapse: 5 cases; aortic valve hypogenesis: 3 cases; combined with subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE): 4 cases, and ventricle septal defect (VSD): 2 cases; UCG showed aortic stenosis(AS) and/or aortic insufficience (AI) (moderate to severe), Left ventricle diastole diameter (LVDD): (60.51 +/- 11.87) mm, the grade pressure across aortic valve: (27.04 +/- 6.80) mmHg, heart function (NYHA): Class II: 13 cases; Class III: 3 cases; all cases were performed under CPB and moderate hypothermia, the operation procedure was following: (1) taking off auto-pulmonary artery valve; (2) removing dysfunctional aortic valve and auto-transplantation of pulmonary valve on aortic root; (3) putting a pulmonary homograft to rebuild right ventricular outflow tract.

RESULTSThe mortality was 0 during stay at hospital, aortic valve function were all normal, LVDD decreased significantly (t = 3.4007, P = 0.0008), the grade pressure across aortic valve was in normal limitation, (6.8 +/- 0.19) mmHg. Follow-up showed heart function was in Class I (NYHA), aortic and pulmonary valve function was very well.

CONCLUSIONRoss procedure is a kind of effective alterative operation for treating with congenital aortic valve disease, with good short and middle term results.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aortic Valve Insufficiency ; surgery ; Aortic Valve Prolapse ; surgery ; Aortic Valve Stenosis ; surgery ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Pulmonary Valve ; transplantation ; Transplantation, Autologous

BACKGROUND: From January 1989 to December 1996, we analyzed 22 cases of ventricular septal defect associated(VSD) with aortic valvular prolapse. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The mean age of the patients was 7 years with a range of 6 months to 22 years . Thirteen patients were male and 9 were female. The types of VSD were Kirklin type I in 13 , Kirklin type II in 8 and Kirklin type I+II in one. RESULT: The preoperative echocardiographic findings were aortic valvular prolapse in 10 patients, aortic valvular prolapse associated with aortic regurgitation in 6, and only aortic regurgitation in 2. Aortic valvular prolapse were found in operation field in 4 that was not be in preoperative echcardiography. Preoperative mean Qp/Qs, systolic PAP, systolic RVP were 1.48+/-0.42, 27.9+/-9.87, 32.9+/-10.87 mmHg, respectively. Twenty patients underwent patch closure of VSD, and two patients with moderate aortic regurgitation and prolapsed of the aortic valve underwent patch closure of VSD and aortic valvuloplasty. Short and long term echocardiographic follow-up in 8 patients who had preoperative aortic regurgitation were found to have improved or not aggravated by performing VSD patch closure only and patch closure with valvuloplasty in 2. Twelve patients who had only preoperative aortic valvular prolapse had no change in prolapsed valve in postoperative echocardiography. CONCLUSION: Early closure of VSD with patch is necessary in VSD with aortic valvular prolapse even in associated with mild regurgitation. But in moderate regurgitation, VSD closure with valvuloplasty is recommended.
Aortic Valve ; Aortic Valve Insufficiency ; Echocardiography ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* ; Humans ; Male ; Prolapse*

BACKGROUND: In this study, we investigated the risk factors for the development or progression of aortic regurgitation(AR) in patients with type I ventricular septal defect (VSD) to determine the optimal surgical timing and strategy. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Three-hundred and ten patients with type I VSD with or without AR were included. The mean of age was 73.7+/-114.7 (1~37) months. One hundred and eighty six patients (60%) had no AR, 83 (27%) had mild AR, 25 (8%) had moderate AR and 16 (5%) had severe AR. Aortic valve was repaired in 5 patients and replaced in 11 patients with closure of VSD in the first operation. Four patients required redo aortic valve repair and 11 patients required redo aortic valve replacement. Age at operation, association with aortic valve prolapse, Qp/Qs, systolic pulmonary arterial pressure, VSD size and systolic pulmonary artery to aortic pressure ratio(s[PAP/AP]) were included as risk factors analysis for the development of AR. The long-term result of aortic valve repair and aortic valve replacement were compared. RESULT: Older age at operation, association with aortic valve prolapse, high Qp/Qs, and s[PAP/AP] were identified as risk factors for the development of AR (p<0.05, Table 2). The older the patient at the time of operation, the higher the severity of preoperative AR and the incidence of postoperative AR (p<0.05, Table 1, Fig. 1). For the older patients at operation, aortic valve repair had higher occurrence of AR compared to those who had aortic valve replacement (p<0.05, Fig. 2). CONCLUSION: From the result of this study, we can concluded that early primary repair is recommended to decrease the progression of AR. Aortic valve repair is not always a satisfactory option to correct the aortic valve pathology, which may suggest that aortic valve replacement should be considered when indicated.
Aortic Valve ; Aortic Valve Insufficiency ; Aortic Valve Prolapse ; Arterial Pressure ; Heart Septal Defects ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Pathology ; Pulmonary Artery ; Risk Factors

Twenty-one cases of mitral valve prolapse (MVP) diagnosed by M-mode echocardiograms were studied in regard to the underlying or associated conditions, types of MVP, and dimensions of the cardiac structures and parameters reflecting cardiac performance determined by echocardiograms. In 9 cases, MVP was thought to be idiopathic origin. Associated conditions in the remainder were 5 cases of congenital heart disease, 2 cases of rheumatic myocarditis, 1 case each of aortic valve disease, ischemic heart disease and hyperthyroidism, and 2 cases of undiagnosed cardiac conditions. There were 2 cases of buckling type of MVP and in the remainder hammock type. In these 2 patients with hammock type of MVP, mitral valve echoes were seen in the left atrium during systole in 1 case, and diastolic anterior displacement of posterior mitral leaflet in the other. In 9 cases of idiopathic MVP, cardiac dimensions and parameters reflecting cardiac performance as determined from echocardiograms showed no significant differences from those of 27 normal controls.
Aortic Valve ; Echocardiography* ; Heart Atria ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; Humans ; Hyperthyroidism ; Mitral Valve Prolapse* ; Mitral Valve* ; Myocardial Ischemia ; Myocarditis ; Systole

PURPOSE: To investigate the clinical significance and frequency of simple VSD by location of the defect and hemodynamic severity. METHODS: We studied 482 cases who were diagnosed as simple VSD at department of Pediatrics, Kyung Pook University Hospital between December 1983 and July 1993. All cases were diagnosed by 2 dimensional echocardiography and cardiac catheterization was done in 256 cases. RESULTS: Overall VSD location was distributed as followings: Membranous 358(74.3%), subarterial 84(17.4%), muscular 33(6.8%) and malalignment 7(1.5%). According to the hemodynamic classification of Kidd and Keith, we categorized 256 cases who were undergone cardiac catheterization: Group I was 203 cases(79.3%), being membranous 145(71%), subarterial 50(25%) and muscular 8(4%), group II 17 cases(6.6%), being membranous 12(71%) and subarterial 5(29%), group III 12 cases(4.7%), being membranous 11(91%) and malalignment 1(8%), group IV 11 cases(4.3%), being membranous 5(45.4%), subarterial 3(27.3%) and malalignment 3(27.3%), group V 10 cases (3.9%), being membranous 7, subarterial 2 and muscular 1, and group VI 3 cases(1.2%), being subarterial 2 and malalignment 1. In 21 cases(4.4%), aortic valvular prolapses were developed, being subarterial 16 (76.2%), membranous 4(19%) and muscular 1(4.7%). In 6 cases categorized as group I, aortic regurgitation were developed, being membranous 4, subarterial 1 and muscular 1. There were 5 operative death, whom all were belong to group III or above. CONCLUSIONS: The location of VSDs was distributed as followings: Membranous 73.4%, subarterial 17.4%, muscular 6.8% and malalignment 1.5%. And subarterial and malalignment VSD were more frequently accompanied with poor prognostic result in terms of hemodynamic severity.
Aortic Valve Insufficiency ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Catheters ; Classification ; Echocardiography ; Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular* ; Hemodynamics ; Pediatrics ; Prolapse

During the period of 18 months from December 1984 to May 1986, 41 cases(25.0%) of subpulmonic ventricular septal defect(VSD) were diagnosed among 164 cases of isolated VSD in the cardiac catheterization labortory. The incidence of aortic regurgitation associated subpulmonic VSD(19.5%) was much higher than that of the other types of VSD(2.4%). None of patients less than 1 year old developed aortic regurgitation, the incidence of which has increased with the age after that. That amount of left to right shunt through the VSD was smaller in the patients with aortic cusp prolapse than those without aortic cusp prolapse, and the severity of aortic regurgitation was correlated with that of aortic cusp prolapse. 10 out of 41 patients revealed more than 20mmHg pressure gradient through right ventricle outflow tract and 9 of these patient were as sociated with aortic cusp prolapse.
Aortic Valve Insufficiency ; Cardiac Catheterization* ; Cardiac Catheters* ; Heart Ventricles ; Hemodynamics* ; Humans ; Incidence ; Prolapse

We experience a case of 34-year-old Turner's syndrome(45, XO) associated with atrial septal defect(secondum type) and mitral valve prolapse who was admitten due to moderate exertional dyspnea. It is well know hat chromosomal abnormality is one of the etiology of congenital heart disease. In case of Turner's syndrome, coarctation of aorta or bocuspid aortic valve is frequently combined, but atrial septal defect simultaneously with mitral valve prolapse is not reported till now in Krea. We report this case with a brief review of the literature.
Adult ; Aortic Coarctation ; Aortic Valve ; Chromosome Aberrations ; Dyspnea ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; Heart Septal Defects, Atrial* ; Humans ; Mitral Valve Prolapse* ; Mitral Valve* ; Turner Syndrome*

A 43-year-old woman was admitted due to fever, chills, and headache for several days and was diagnosed as infective endocarditis. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) examination confirmed severe aortic stenosis and showed relatively fresh 1.5 cm vegetation on the left coronary cusp of the aortic valve (AV) with frequent diastolic prolapse into the aortic root. This mobile vegetation partially occluded left coronary ostium, but it did not cause cardiac failure. TEE showed the vegetation to be in good position across the AV. The AV replacement with removal of vegetation and mitral valvuloplasty were performed. The patient was weaned from cardiopulmonary bypass without any hemodynamic instability or changes in ST segment on electrocardiography. She was discharged on the 28th postoperative day without any complication.
Adult ; Aortic Valve ; Aortic Valve Stenosis ; Cardiopulmonary Bypass ; Chills ; Coronary Vessels* ; Echocardiography, Transesophageal ; Electrocardiography ; Endocarditis* ; Female ; Fever ; Headache ; Heart Failure ; Hemodynamics ; Humans ; Prolapse