Echocardiography in the follow-up of patients with prosthetic heart valves

In 26 patients with aortic and in 25 with mitral valve disease changes in the size, hypertrophy and function of the left ventricle (LV) within 2 years of aortic or mitral valve replacement were evaluated and compared with the preoperative echocardiographic findings. LV size decreased significantly...

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Main Authors: E. KOUDELKOVÁ, A. GROŠPIC, P. NIEDERLE
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Published: Institute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of Sciences 2015-07-01
Series:Archives of Acoustics
Online Access:https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/3223
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description In 26 patients with aortic and in 25 with mitral valve disease changes in the size, hypertrophy and function of the left ventricle (LV) within 2 years of aortic or mitral valve replacement were evaluated and compared with the preoperative echocardiographic findings. LV size decreased significantly within the first month after aortic valve replacement as well as after operation for pure or predominant mitral insufficiency. LV hypertrophy regressed in both groups of aortic valve disease. However, in patients with maximum LV dilatation and hypertrophy valve replacement failed to effect complete normalization of LV size and mass. Postoperative evaluation of LV function showed a distinct improvement in patients operated for aortic stenosis. In the groups of patients with mitral stenosis and pure aortic or mitral insufficiencies no significant change of LV function after surgery was demonstrated. Preoperative echocardiographic measurements of the LV end systolic dimension and the end systolic wall stress proved to be very useful noninvasive predictors of long-term postoperative changes of the LV function after surgical correction of the aortic or mitral valve disease.
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spelling doaj-art-c9dab0ea7240431dbfba905cc1d9a82e2025-08-20T03:11:51ZengInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research Polish Academy of SciencesArchives of Acoustics0137-50752300-262X2015-07-0191-2Echocardiography in the follow-up of patients with prosthetic heart valvesE. KOUDELKOVÁ0A. GROŠPIC1P. NIEDERLE2Institute for Clinical and Experimental MedicineInstitute for Clinical and Experimental MedicineInstitute for Clinical and Experimental MedicineIn 26 patients with aortic and in 25 with mitral valve disease changes in the size, hypertrophy and function of the left ventricle (LV) within 2 years of aortic or mitral valve replacement were evaluated and compared with the preoperative echocardiographic findings. LV size decreased significantly within the first month after aortic valve replacement as well as after operation for pure or predominant mitral insufficiency. LV hypertrophy regressed in both groups of aortic valve disease. However, in patients with maximum LV dilatation and hypertrophy valve replacement failed to effect complete normalization of LV size and mass. Postoperative evaluation of LV function showed a distinct improvement in patients operated for aortic stenosis. In the groups of patients with mitral stenosis and pure aortic or mitral insufficiencies no significant change of LV function after surgery was demonstrated. Preoperative echocardiographic measurements of the LV end systolic dimension and the end systolic wall stress proved to be very useful noninvasive predictors of long-term postoperative changes of the LV function after surgical correction of the aortic or mitral valve disease.https://acoustics.ippt.pan.pl/index.php/aa/article/view/3223
spellingShingle E. KOUDELKOVÁ
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Echocardiography in the follow-up of patients with prosthetic heart valves
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title Echocardiography in the follow-up of patients with prosthetic heart valves
title_full Echocardiography in the follow-up of patients with prosthetic heart valves
title_fullStr Echocardiography in the follow-up of patients with prosthetic heart valves
title_full_unstemmed Echocardiography in the follow-up of patients with prosthetic heart valves
title_short Echocardiography in the follow-up of patients with prosthetic heart valves
title_sort echocardiography in the follow up of patients with prosthetic heart valves
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