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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 56, 931-936, Copyright © 1993 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Mitral valve Carpentier-Edwards bioprosthetic replacement, thromboembolism, and anticoagulants

YA Louagie, J Jamart, P Eucher, M Buche and JC Schoevaerdts
Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Mont Godinne (Yvoir), Belgium.

Patients undergoing mitral valve replacement (MVR) using a bioprosthesis are frequently placed on long-term anticoagulant treatment, and thereby lose the main advantage conferred by the bioprosthesis. To assess predictive factors of the need for long-term anticoagulant treatment, 100 consecutive patients surviving bioprosthetic MVR between 1977 and 1987 were followed up. The estimated thromboembolism-free survival was 88.9% +/- 3.6% after 6 years of follow-up. Preoperative risk factors for thromboembolism were supraventricular arrhythmia (p = 0.013) and a history of thromboembolism (p = 0.039). Among the preoperative and postoperative factors, only postoperative rhythm significantly influenced (p = 0.007) the thromboembolism-free survival, as determined by Cox regression analysis. Permanent anticoagulant treatment was instituted in 39 patients. Preoperative and peroperative risk factors associated with the need for long-term anticoagulant treatment, as evidenced by Fisher linear discriminant analysis, were supraventricular arrhythmia (p < 0.001), septal myotomy (p = 0.013), and predominant mitral stenosis (p = 0.013). Thus, in those patients with predominant mitral stenosis and supraventricular arrhythmia preoperatively, the subsequent need for permanent postoperative anticoagulant treatment is high, and the implantation of a mechanical valve is therefore recommended, providing there are no strict contraindications to anticoagulant treatment.

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