Atrioplasty in surgical correction of mitral valve defect complicated by left-sided atriomegaly

Surgical treatment of 40 patients with mitral valvular diseases and left atriomegaly is analysed. The dimensions of the giant left atrium in this group of patients must be reduced because it causes compression of the posterobasal part of the left ventricle, constriction of the lumen of the left main...

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Published inGrudnaia i serdechno-sosudistaia khirurgiia no. 2; p. 3
Main Authors Konstantinov, B A, Cherepenin, L P, Tarichko, Iu V, Rasulov, I R, Nechaenko, M A, Bobkov, V V, Shevelev, I I
Format Journal Article
LanguageRussian
Published Russia (Federation) 1990
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Cardiomegaly - etiology
Cardiomegaly - pathology
Cardiomegaly - surgery
Female
Heart Atria - surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve - surgery
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - complications
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery
Mitral Valve Stenosis - complications
Mitral Valve Stenosis - surgery
Myocardium - pathology
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Summary:Surgical treatment of 40 patients with mitral valvular diseases and left atriomegaly is analysed. The dimensions of the giant left atrium in this group of patients must be reduced because it causes compression of the posterobasal part of the left ventricle, constriction of the lumen of the left main bronchus or compression of the inferior and middle lobes of the right lung. Left atrioplasty has a favorable effect on the course of the immediate postoperative period and reduces significantly hospital mortality among this grave contingent of patients.
ISSN:0236-2791