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[Combined valve repair for mitral-aortic insufficiency]. 1995

F Maisano, and P Berra Centurini, and O Alfieri

Seconda Divisione di Cardiochirurgia-Spedali Civili-Brescia.

Reconstructive surgery is considered the best treatment of mitral insufficiency. Aortic valvuloplasty has been used only rarely in the past for the treatment of aortic insufficiency. Between October 1994 and November 1994, two patients admitted at our institution with the diagnosis of mitral and aortic insufficiency have been successfully submitted to combined valvuloplasty. Although long term results of aortic reconstruction are unavailable, short-term and middle-term results are satisfactory and warrant conservative surgery in selected cases. Aortic repair is an attractive option especially in those patients with combined aortic insufficiency and mitral disease suitable for valvuloplasty.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D008944	Mitral Valve Insufficiency	Backflow of blood from the LEFT VENTRICLE into the LEFT ATRIUM due to imperfect closure of the MITRAL VALVE. This can lead to mitral valve regurgitation.	Mitral Incompetence,Mitral Regurgitation,Mitral Valve Incompetence,Mitral Insufficiency,Mitral Valve Regurgitation,Incompetence, Mitral,Incompetence, Mitral Valve,Insufficiency, Mitral,Insufficiency, Mitral Valve,Regurgitation, Mitral,Regurgitation, Mitral Valve,Valve Incompetence, Mitral,Valve Insufficiency, Mitral,Valve Regurgitation, Mitral
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001022	Aortic Valve Insufficiency	Pathological condition characterized by the backflow of blood from the ASCENDING AORTA back into the LEFT VENTRICLE, leading to regurgitation. It is caused by diseases of the AORTIC VALVE or its surrounding tissue (aortic root).	Aortic Incompetence,Aortic Regurgitation,Aortic Valve Incompetence,Regurgitation, Aortic Valve,Incompetence, Aortic,Incompetence, Aortic Valve,Insufficiency, Aortic Valve,Regurgitation, Aortic
D014463	Ultrasonography	The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz.	Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic