Unsupported valvuloplasty in children with congenital mitral valve anomalies. Late clinical results

• Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia Vol. 76; no. 3; pp. 209 - 220
• Main Authors: Lorier, G, Kalil, R A, Hoppen, G R, Barcellos, C, Teleo, N, Homsi Netto, A, Gonzalez, J, Prates, P R, Sant'Anna, J R, Nesralla, I A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil 01.03.2001
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Infant; Male; Mitral Valve - abnormalities; Mitral Valve - surgery; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - congenital; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery; Mitral Valve Stenosis - congenital; Mitral Valve Stenosis - surgery; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

To analyze late clinical evolution after surgical treatment of children, with reparative and reconstructive techniques without annular support. We evaluated 21 patients operated upon between 1975 and 1998. Age 4.67+/-3.44 years; 47.6% girls; mitral insufficiency 57.1% (12 cases), stenosis 28.6% (6 c...