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Balloon mitral commissurotomy after previous surgical commissurotomy. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Balloon Valvuloplasty Registry participants.

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Davidson, CJ; Bashore, TM; Mickel, M; Davis, K
Published in: Circulation
July 1992

BACKGROUND: Mitral restenosis after surgical mitral commissurotomy often occurs within 5-15 years, necessitating a repeat procedure. Balloon mitral commissurotomy (BMC) has been advocated as an alternative to repeat surgery for mitral restenosis. METHODS AND RESULTS: The purposes of this study are to determine the short- and intermediate-term outcomes of patients undergoing BMC after previous surgical commissurotomy, to compare these patients with those undergoing balloon mitral commissurotomy as an initial procedure, and to elucidate the multivariate determinants of acute procedural and clinical outcome. Of 738 patients undergoing BMC as part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Balloon Valvuloplasty Registry, 133 underwent BMC after previous surgical mitral commissurotomy. Prospective data obtained included demographic, hemodynamic, echocardiographic, and clinical follow-up. BMC after previous surgical commissurotomy produced a significant reduction in transvalvular gradient from 13 +/- 5 to 6 +/- 3 mm Hg (p less than 0.0001) and an increase in mitral valve area from 1.0 +/- 0.3 to 1.8 +/- 0.8 cm2 (p less than 0.0001). BMC as an initial procedure increased valve area from 1.0 +/- 0.4 to 2.0 +/- 0.8 cm2 (p less than 0.0001) (p = 0.03 versus prior surgery). Baseline characteristics including mitral valve echo score were similar for both groups. Comparing 6-month status in patients with prior surgery to those without, 80% versus 90% were New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I or II (p = 0.004). Mortality was similar. In patients with previous mitral valve surgery, multivariate predictors of improvement in 6-month clinical status included the experience of the center (p = 0.006), lower echocardiographic score (p = 0.001), and lower left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (p = 0.008). Multivariate determinants of a final mitral valve area greater than or equal to 1.5 cm2 were a lower baseline NYHA functional class (p = 0.003) and lower mitral valve echocardiographic score (p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS: BMC after previous surgical mitral commissurotomy results in similar hemodynamic changes as in patients undergoing BMC as an initial procedure. Symptomatic improvement at 6 months is slightly less frequent in prior commissurotomy patients. Patients with favorable valvular morphology and preserved left ventricular function who undergo BMC in experienced centers are most likely to achieve symptomatic improvement after previous surgical commissurotomy. In general, BMC is an effective treatment for mitral restenosis after previous surgical commissurotomy.

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Published In

Circulation

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ISSN

0009-7322

Publication Date

July 1992

Volume

86

Issue

1

Start / End Page

91 / 99

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Reoperation
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hemodynamics
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Female
 

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Davidson, C. J., Bashore, T. M., Mickel, M., & Davis, K. (1992). Balloon mitral commissurotomy after previous surgical commissurotomy. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Balloon Valvuloplasty Registry participants. Circulation, 86(1), 91–99. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.86.1.91
Davidson, C. J., T. M. Bashore, M. Mickel, and K. Davis. “Balloon mitral commissurotomy after previous surgical commissurotomy. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Balloon Valvuloplasty Registry participants.Circulation 86, no. 1 (July 1992): 91–99. https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.86.1.91.
Davidson, C. J., et al. “Balloon mitral commissurotomy after previous surgical commissurotomy. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Balloon Valvuloplasty Registry participants.Circulation, vol. 86, no. 1, July 1992, pp. 91–99. Pubmed, doi:10.1161/01.cir.86.1.91.

Published In

Circulation

DOI

ISSN

0009-7322

Publication Date

July 1992

Volume

86

Issue

1

Start / End Page

91 / 99

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Reoperation
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Hemodynamics
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Female