Abstract
We had 49 cases of mitral valve replacement. Aortic valve replacement has been performed 30 cases. Double valve replacement was performed in 7 cases, which were all serious.94 artificial valve were used in the valve replacement of our cases, and 61 of them were a ball valve of Starr-Edwards. 26 were a disc valve of SAKAKIBARA (SAM).Postoperatively, anticoagulant treatment was given to all cases. On the surgical result of our artificial valve replacement, early death was seen in 22 (25.5%) and late death in 10 (11.6%) of 86 cases.Postoperative complication and cause of death were low cardiac output syndrome, hemorrhage, pulmonary edema, infection and embolism. On the Pre and postoperative changes of functional capacity by NYHA, the most of cases were improved to II or III grade.
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