Why the study?
Does mitral valve replacement with the Lillehei-Kaster pivoting disc valve prosthesis improve haemodynamic parameters in patients requiring mitral valve replacement?
Population
34 patients who underwent mitral valve replacement
Comparison
Mitral valve replacement with the… vs Pre-operative baseline values
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
12-24 months
Authors
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May relieve symptoms via resting pulmonary gains after mitral replacement; leaves open normalization of cardiac output or exercise capacity.
Does mitral valve replacement with the Lillehei-Kaster pivoting disc valve prosthesis improve haemodynamic parameters in patients requiring mitral valve replacement?
The Lillehei-Kaster pivoting disc valve prosthesis improves resting pulmonary hemodynamics and subjective symptoms, though exercise hemodynamics and cardiac output remain abnormal.
Nitter‐Hauge et al. (1977) studied this question.
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