The Medtronic-Hall prosthesis in multiple valve replacement--first results. 1983

J L Vallejo, and R Rivera, and J González-Escrig, and M Abeytua

From January 1981 to September 1982, 107 patients have been operated on for valve replacement with the Medtronic-Hall (M-H) prosthesis. Thirty-four of them have had multiple valve replacements and they are the subject of this paper. In 2 cases there were tricuspid replacement, and in 9 other patients some type of tricuspid annuloplasty was performed. There were 2 hospital deaths (5.8%) and one late death. No thromboembolic episodes were recorded in this series of patients. In 2 instances a periprosthetic leak was detected. One of these was in a woman with an aortic and mitral valve replacement due to bacterial endocarditis. In this patient a diastolic aortic murmur was registered 4 months after the operation without hemodynamic repercussion. The other patient had endocarditis with positive blood cultures (S. epidermidis) one year after the operation and showed severe hemodynamic deterioration. The patient was re-operated on and the mitral prosthesis was replaced by another with the same characteristics. The patient is doing well. A constant but slight degree of hemolysis was found in every patient in the group.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D008943 Mitral Valve The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart. Bicuspid Valve,Bicuspid Valves,Mitral Valves,Valve, Bicuspid,Valve, Mitral,Valves, Bicuspid,Valves, Mitral
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D004697 Endocarditis, Bacterial Inflammation of the ENDOCARDIUM caused by BACTERIA that entered the bloodstream. The strains of bacteria vary with predisposing factors, such as CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; or intravenous drug use. Bacterial Endocarditides,Bacterial Endocarditis,Endocarditides, Bacterial
D005260 Female Females
D006350 Heart Valve Prosthesis A device that substitutes for a heart valve. It may be composed of biological material (BIOPROSTHESIS) and/or synthetic material. Prosthesis, Heart Valve,Cardiac Valve Prosthesis,Cardiac Valve Prostheses,Heart Valve Prostheses,Prostheses, Cardiac Valve,Prostheses, Heart Valve,Prosthesis, Cardiac Valve,Valve Prostheses, Cardiac,Valve Prostheses, Heart,Valve Prosthesis, Cardiac,Valve Prosthesis, Heart
D006461 Hemolysis The destruction of ERYTHROCYTES by many different causal agents such as antibodies, bacteria, chemicals, temperature, and changes in tonicity. Haemolysis,Extravascular Hemolysis,Intravascular Hemolysis,Extravascular Hemolyses,Haemolyses,Hemolyses, Extravascular,Hemolyses, Intravascular,Hemolysis, Extravascular,Hemolysis, Intravascular,Intravascular Hemolyses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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