Why the study?
What are the clinical and haemodynamic outcomes of mitral valve replacement with the Björk-Shiley tilting disc valve prosthesis in patients with isolated mitral lesions?
Population
44 patients with isolated mitral lesions (out of 103 consecutive patients undergoing mitral valve replacement)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6-12 months
Authors
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Mortality and embolic complications remain concerns after Björk-Shiley mitral replacement; observational data leaves open comparisons with modern valves.
What are the clinical and haemodynamic outcomes of mitral valve replacement with the Björk-Shiley tilting disc valve prosthesis in patients with isolated mitral lesions?
The Björk-Shiley tilting disc valve provided subjective and functional improvement in most patients with isolated mitral lesions, though thrombo-embolic complications and postoperative haemodynamic abnormalities remained significant.
Björk et al. (1973) studied this question.
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