ATS
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Personal Folders
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow Author home page(s):
John A. Odell
Christiaan N. Barnard
Right arrow Permission Requests
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Odell, J. A.
Right arrow Articles by Commerford, P. J.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Odell, J. A.
Right arrow Articles by Commerford, P. J.

Ann Thorac Surg 1992;54:283-285
© 1992 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Articles

Long-term results of the Ivalon baffle mitral valve repair

John A. Odell, FRCS(Ed)*, Joseph O. Schurek, Christiaan N. Barnard, MD, PhD, Patrick J. Commerford, FCP(SA)

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiac Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, South Africa

Accepted for publication January 8, 1992.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Odell, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Cape Town, Medical School, Observatory, 7925 South Africa.

In the evolution of mitral valve surgery, Ivalon sponge was sutured to the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve to obtain competency. Between August 1959 and October 1962, 18 patients had this procedure. All patients were discharged home. Three patients were lost to follow-up 5 to 10 years after operation. Valve replacement was necessary in 7 patients 10.4 ± 8.5 years after repair. Bacterial endocarditis causing late death occurred in 5 patients within 4 years. Five embolic episodes occurred. The estimated probability of survival and need for valve replacement at 28 years were 29.2% ± 12.3% and 12.4% ± 6.7%, respectively.






HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
ANN THORAC SURG ASIAN CARDIOVASC THORAC ANN EUR J CARDIOTHORAC SURG
J THORAC CARDIOVASC SURG ICVTS ALL CTSNet JOURNALS
Copyright © 1992 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.