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TRIPLE VALVE REPLACEMENT
Author(s) -
SHANAHAN MARK X.,
WINDSOR HARRY M.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb110595.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mitral valve replacement , cardiology , valve replacement , surgery , tricuspid valve , aortic valve replacement , mitral valve , stenosis
Replacement of the aortic, mitral and tricuspid valves has been carried out in 19 patients. The results are described and compared with other reported series. There were two early deaths (10.5%) and two late deaths (10.5%), figures which compare favourably with the results in single and double valve replacement groups. The major complications were ventricular arrhythmias in four patients and late perivalvular fistulæ necessitating reoperation in two patients. Thromboembolism was recognized in only one instance.