PMID- 566088
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19780724
LR  - 20190628
IS  - 0003-4975 (Print)
IS  - 0003-4975 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 6
DP  - 1978 Jun
TI  - The determinants of survival following reoperation on prosthetic cardiac valves.
PG  - 555-7
AB  - In an effort to identify the determinants of survival following reoperation on 
      patients with prosthetic cardiac valves, the experience with a group of 33 
      patients at the University of Rochester Medical Center was reviewed. The survival 
      rate was 58% (19/33). Survival was not related to the valve involved, the age of 
      the patient, or the technical hazards of a second cardiac operation. Ten (77%) of 
      the 13 patients in New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Class II survived 
      compared with 8 (40%) of the 20 in Class III or IV. The survival rate for 
      patients with a paravalvular fistula was 79% (11/14); with valve dysfunction, 50% 
      (6/12); and with prosthetic valve infection, 29% (2/7). The determinants of 
      survival seem to be similar to those for primary operation (i. e., NYHA patient 
      classification and indication for operation) and less related to the potential 
      operative complications of a reoperation.
FAU - Stewart, S
AU  - Stewart S
FAU - DeWeese, J A
AU  - DeWeese JA
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Ann Thorac Surg
JT  - The Annals of thoracic surgery
JID - 15030100R
SB  - IM
MH  - Age Factors
MH  - Animals
MH  - Aortic Valve/surgery
MH  - Dogs
MH  - Fistula/surgery
MH  - Heart Valve Diseases/mortality/*surgery
MH  - Heart Valve Prosthesis/*mortality
MH  - Humans
MH  - Mitral Valve/surgery
MH  - Postoperative Complications/*surgery
MH  - Tricuspid Valve/surgery
EDAT- 1978/06/01 00:00
MHDA- 1978/06/01 00:01
CRDT- 1978/06/01 00:00
PHST- 1978/06/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1978/06/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1978/06/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - S0003-4975(10)63608-9 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)63608-9 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Ann Thorac Surg. 1978 Jun;25(6):555-7. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)63608-9.