Cor Vasa 2011, 53(3):138-140 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2011.030

Has the technique of aortic valve replacement an effect on the postoperative fate of the patient?

Olga Ondrůšková^*, David Nešpor, Jan Černý, Petr Němec

Centrum kardiovaskulární a transplantační chirurgie, Brno, Česká republika

Aim: The authors compare the outcomes of two techniques of aortic valve replacement in a Center of Cardiac and Transplant Surgery in the 2005-2009 period.

Patients and methods: In a group of 676 patients with hemodynamically significant aortic valve disease, 472 patients had surgery with continuous monofilament suture implantation while 204 patients had surgery using single polyfilament pledglets. The following parameters were assessed: time of ischemic cardiac arrest, implanted valve size, postoperative complications (in particular early and late leak).

Results: Comparison of the outcomes of both groups revealed a significant difference only in the time of ischemic cardiac arrest, with no difference between the groups in the other monitored parameters.

Conclusion: Both techniques of aortic valve replacement are comparable if properly indicated and performed flawlessly in technical terms.

Keywords: Aortic valve replacement; Technique of implantation; Coronary heart ischeming cardiac arrest; Paravalvular leak

Published: March 1, 2011  Show citation