• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.161-170
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• 1991

Clinical results with the Mechanical cardiac valves were reviewed for 261 patients who underwent cardiac valve replacement from September, 1985 to July, 1990. of the Mechanical valves used, 156 were Carbomedics, 109 Duromedics, 52 St. Jude and 11 Bjork-Shiley. Overall hospital mortality was 14 out of 261[5,36%]: 9 out of 159[5.66%] for MVR, 1 out of 35[2.86%] for AVR and 4 out of 67[5.96%] for DVR[AVR+MVR]. Two hundred and forty seven operative survivors were followed up for a total 466.8 patient-years, ranged from 1 month to 4.9 years [a mean 1.8 years] and the follow up was 96.0%. There were 12 valve-related complications: three from thromboembolism, three from valve thrombosis, three from prosthetic valve endocarditis, two from paravalvular leak and the other one from hemorrhage. Actuarial rate free from all valve-related complication at 4.9 years was 96$\pm$1.3%. There were 11 late deaths: two from thromboembolism, one from valve thrombosis, one from prosthetic valve endocarditis, one from hemorrhage and the others 6 from non-valve-related complications. Actuarial survival rate at 4.9 years was 94$\pm$2.0%. 96$\pm$3.0% for MVR, 94$\pm$4.2% for AVR and 91$\pm$3.7% for DVR[AVR+MVR]. And there are 7 reoperations: three from paraprosthetic leak, two from prosthetic valve endocarditis and two from valve thrombosis. Actuarial rate free from reoperation at 9 years was 96$\pm$2.9%. On the basis of this 4.9 years of experience, the pyrolytic carbon mechanical valves appears to be an excellent mechanical prosthesis for cardiac valve replacement, in terms of hemodynamic performance, low mortality and low thrombogenecity.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.498-505
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• 1983

It has been over 20 years since successful operations of Cardiac valves at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular surgery, college of medicine, Yonsei University. About six hundreds of patients with severely symptomatic valvular heart disease have had valve operations with complete loss or sharp decrease in their cardiac symptoms since 1956. As the number of cardiac patient increases, reoperation on valves assumes greater importance. To define the group of patients undergoing reoperations on valves and the factors influencing their survival, we have reviewed our experiences of the reoperation on valves at the Yonsei University, Severance Hospital. This is a report of 29 cases which was undergone secondary or more surgery for valvular heart disease from 1966 to 1983. The primary operations includes 159 cases of open heart surgery from 1966 to 1975 and 476 cases from 1976 to march, 1983. The secondary operations are classified into groups of secondary valvuloplasty or valvotomy [8 cases], prosthetic valve replacement following valvuloplasty or valvotomy [14 cases] and prosthetic valve rereplacement [2 case] for such as calcification, degeneration and perforation of the cusps and paravalvular leakage, of the bioprosthetic valves. The leading indication for reoperation of mitral valve was restenosis or stenoinsufficiency, The indications of aortic valve replacement was active bacterial endocarditis, medically uncontrollable prosthetic endocarditis or paravalvular leakage. Overall death rate of the reoperation was 17.4% [5 death among the 29 patients] and the leading causes of death were myocardial failure, arrhythmia, cerebral embolism, acute renal failure due to low output syndrome. And it was followed by sepsis associated with active prosthetic endocarditis. The death rate of reoperation was 4.3% in the elective cases except urgent cases and the death rate of overall cardiac valve except reoperation cases was 4.1% in the last two years. Although the general mortality of reoperation was high, both mortality rates were comparable except emergency cases due to urgent preoperative patient’s condition.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.973-978
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• 1997

본원에서는 1991년 1월부터 1995년 12월까지 64명의 환자가 인공심장판막의 이상으로 재치환술을 받았다. 주로 판막자체의 기능부전으로 53명(82.8%)이 재수술을 받았으며, 나머지는 판막혈전증으로 6명(9.4%), 판막 주위의 누출로 3명(4.7%), 심내막염으로 2명(3.6%)이 재수술을 받았다. 판막자체의 기능부전(40명, 75%)과 판 막혈전증(4명, 67%)은 주로 승모판막에서 호발하였으며, 판막 주위의 누출(3명, 100%)은 대동맥판막에서 발 생하였다. 가장 긴 적출기간 첫번째 인공심장판막 치환술을 받은 후로부터 재수술을 받기까지의 기간 은 판막자체의 기능부전으로 평균 107.4$\pm$24.6개월이었고, 판막혈전증을 동반한 심내막염(1명)에서 1개월로 가 장 짧았다. 대동맥판막과 승모판막에서 평균 적출기간은 각각 109.5$\pm$10.4, 109.2$\pm$10.7개월이었다. 전체 병원 사망율은 9.38%(6/64), 저심박출증이 4명으로 가장 많았고 기타 출혈 및 중추신경계 손상이 각각 1례씩 있었 다. 독립적인 술후 위 험 인자로는, 술전 MilD class W(P=0.011), 응급 수술(P=0.011), 심내막염(P=0.001) 들이 의미가 있었으며 기타 나이, 성별, 대동맥차단시간, 적출기간, 중복 판막 치환술 2차 재치환술, 판막위치 등 은 술후 위험 인자로서 통계학적 의미가 없었다. 평균 추적기간은 28.8$\pm$17.8개월이었고, 3년 누적 생존율은 92.0$\pm$6.2%, 2년 무합병 생존율은 84.3$\pm$6.1%였다. 인공심장판막 실패로 인하여 재수술을 받아야할 환자에 있어서, 위에서 언급한 위험 인자 술전 miBs class W, 응급 수술, 심내막염의 관점에서 술전 상태를 잘 조절하여 재수술을 시행하여야 한다. 가능한 다른 위험 인자에 대해서도 추후 연구가 필요하다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.229-232
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• 1980

Approximately 5 percent of infective endocarditis are limited to the right side of the heart, the tricuspid valve being the usual site of involvement. Usually there is no underlying cardiac disease, and the vegetations occur on previously normal tricuspid leaflets. This paper reports a case of bacterial endocarditis involving the bio-tricuspid valve in a patient with tetralogy of Fallot, and who required prosthetic valve replacement in addition to surgical therapy for the congenital lesions.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.55-69
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• 1987

The result of valve failure with the lonescu-Shiley pericardial xenograft was presented with the review of current knowledge. This study reviewed 557 patients, who underwent total of 683 lonescu-Shiley pericardial valve replacement from 1979 to 1985 at Seoul National University Hospital. There were 357 patients who had mitral valve replacement, 73 with aortic valve and 127 with double valve replacement. There were 35 operative deaths. The survivors were followed at OPD. There were 32 patients who had prosthetic valve failure, whose ages ranged from 11 to 58 years [mean 27.8] and their postop interval was 56 ~ 22 months [range; 6-87] The causes of valve failure are prosthetic valve endocarditis in 14, primary disruption or calcification in 13, paravalvular leakage in 4, and others in 2 patients. Redo valve replacement was done in 12 patients after a mean interval of 50 * 20 months. [range; 6-79 months] Actuarial analysis of late results indicates actuarial freedom from endocarditis at 6 year is 87.9 ~ 6.8%, and actuarial freedom from primary disruption or calcification or paravalvular leakage at 5 year is 84.4 * 2.3%. In this series, however, valve failure due to thrombosis is not included.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.158-166
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• 1992

From 1985 to 1990, a total of 160 new valves were implanted for 125 adult patients to whom prosthetic valve replacement had been performed [One patient had consecutive 2 reoperations]. Following data are the results from the follow-up study from January 1985 to February 1991. Mean age of the patients was 37.9$\pm$12.1 years. Mean follow-up period was 25.8$\pm$18.8 months. In bioprosthesis, mean interval between the previous operation and reoperation was 85.6$\pm$36.4 months in aortic valve, and 87.3$\pm$30.0 months in mitral valve. The causes of reoperation were prosthetic valve failure[103 patients, 81.7%], prosthetic valve endocarditis[17 patients, 13.5%], periprosthetic leakage[5 patients, 4.0%], and aneurysm of ascending aorta[1 patient, 0.8%]. Fourteen patients[11.1%] died in hospital; 5 in 22 replacement of aortic valve[22.7%], 6 in 73 rereplacement of mitral valve[8.2%], and 3 in 31 replacement of multiple valves [9.7%] Except for 3 intraoperative deaths, postoperative, major and minor complications occurred in 39 patients[31.0%]. And the actuarial 5-year survival rate of operative survivors was 95.5$\pm$8.6%.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.346-354
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• 1995

Records of 71 consecutive patients who had received multiple valve replacement were reviewed[34male,37female,mean age 40.5$\pm$11.2 <14-63> . The early death rate was 2.8%[2/71 . A completed follow-up rate of 95.7% was accomplished in these 69 patients who left hospital[mean 42.5 $\pm$29.5 patients-years . Five of these patients died. The late death rate was 7.2%. Four patients experienced anticoagulant-related hemorrhage[all were minor . One patient had a thromboembolic episode[permanent ,and 2 had late prosthetic valve endocarditis. There was no clinical evidence of hemolysis and structural failure of valves used. Of those patients who survived,NYHA functional class improved significantly[from 87.2% class III & IV before to 95.8% class I & II after . Linearized rates for thromboembolism and anticoagulant-related hemorrhage,and for prosthetic valve endocarditis were 0.67%/100 patient-years,2.95%/100 patient-years,1.34%/100 patient-years, respectively. The actuarial estimates of incidence free of all complications and valve-related deaths were 92.2%/patient-years.Despites the advanced heart disease involving two or more native valves, the patients who had multiple valve replacement had very good results, over a 9-year period.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.247-254
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• 1998

저자들은 1986년 8월부터 1996년 5월까지 172례의 환자에서 St. Jude Medical 판막을 사용하여 승모판 치환술을 시행하였다. 병원사망률(hospital mortaliy rate)은 3.5%(6례)였고, 만기사망률(late mortality rate)은 3.3%(5례)였다. 생존한 161명의 환자에서 추적관찰(follw-up)을 시행하였는데 평균기간은 50.23$\pm$0.27개월이었다. 인공판과 관련된 합병증으로는 좌방혈전 및 이로인한 뇌경색으로 사망한 예가 2례있었고, 인공판 심내막염(Prosthetic valve endocarditis)이 발생하여 사망한 예가 1례 있었으며, 항응고요법에 동반된 것으로 추정되는 출혈성 합병증은 2례에서 발생하였다. 전체환자의 10년 생존률은 92.3%이었다. 이상으로 본 흉부외과교실에서는 St. Jude 기계판을 사용하여 승모판 치환술의 중단기 임상성적을 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이며, 앞으로 계속해서 장기추적관찰에 노력할 생각이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.186-190
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• 1993

During 6 year period from January, 1987 through December, 1992, a total of 17 valvular reoperations [14 mitral and 3 aortic valve reoperations] were performed in 15 patients with previously implanted prosthetic valves. There were 7 men and 8 women, mean age was 35.4 years. Mean time interval was 80 months. Causes for reoperations were prosthetic valve failure, prosthetic valve endocarditis, and periprosthetic leak.3 patients died in hospital. The cause of death were low cardiac output and acute renal failure.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1090-1097
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• 1991

Between January 1981 and January 1991, 554 patients underwent prosthetic valve replacement. A bioprosthetic valve was replaced in 238 cases and mechanical valve 316 cases. Thirty-eight patients underwent 40 reoperations for repair or replacement, an average of 53.6 months after initial implantation. There were 21 women and 19 men, aged 12 to 60 years[mean 35.3]. A bioprosthetic valve was implanted in 31 cases and a mechanical valve in 9 cases for initial operation. Indications for reoperation were primary tissue failure in 23 cases[57.5%], endocarditis in 9[22.5%], periprosthetic leak in 4[10%]. and valve thrombosis in 4[10%]. Operations performed included 5 aortic valve replacements, 26 mitral valve replacement, 8 double valve replacements, and 1 thrombectomy. A mechanical valve was replaced in 33 cases[84.6%] and a bioprosthesis in 6[15.4Zo] for reoperation. A second reoperation was required in 2 patients. Surgical mortality was 10% . Among the 34 early survivors followed-up for an average of 19.8 months. there was 1 late death and 3 were lost to follow-up. Among the 30 late survivors being followed up, 28[93.3%] remained in New York Heart Association Class I or II and two in Class III [6.7%].