The Use of Rapid Deployment Valves in Combined Aortic and Mitral Valve Surgery: One-Year Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes

Conclusions: Rapid deployment aortic valve replacement with the EDWARDS INTUITY valve system in combined aortic and mitral valve surgery can be performed safely with reproducible results. One-year follow-up data of this small series shows encouraging results potentially justifying the extension of the indication for rapid deployment valves to patients with concomitant mitral disease. Especially elderly patients undergoing multiple valve surgery may benefit from a reduction of cardiopulmonary bypass and myocardial ischemic times.
Source: Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research