Why the study?
What are the outcomes and complications of cardiac valve replacement in children with severe valvar heart disease?
Population
n=15 children, 15 years old or younger, with congenital or acquired valvar heart disease requiring valve…
Design
Case_series
Authors
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High mortality in pediatric valve replacement warrants caution; case reports leave optimal timing open to prospective study.
What are the outcomes and complications of cardiac valve replacement in children with severe valvar heart disease?
Cardiac valve replacement in children with severe valvar heart disease carries significant mortality but offers dramatic postoperative improvement, suggesting intervention should occur before irreversible changes.
Robert E. Stanton (1970) studied this question.
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