Open AccessLeft Ventricular Remodeling Shortly after Open Mitral Valve Replacement for Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
Author(s) -
Maria Aparecida Santana Ferreira,
Cláudio Ribeiro da Cunha,
Gabrielle Santos Oliveira,
Maria Estefânia Bosco Otto,
Fernando Antibas Atik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.324
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1678-9741
pISSN - 0102-7638
DOI - 10.21470/1678-9741-2020-0641
Subject(s) - medicine , ejection fraction , cardiology , stenosis , mitral valve replacement , mitral valve , ventricular remodeling , mitral valve stenosis , body surface area , heart failure
Left ventricular dysfunction after surgical treatment of mitral stenosis is uncommon. We intend to determine the pattern of left ventricular remodeling, shortly after open mitral valve replacement for rheumatic mitral stenosis, with in-hospital postoperative outcomes and the determinants of postoperative worsening of left ventricular ejection fraction.