Factors determining early improvement in mitral regurgitation after aortic valve replacement for aortic valve stenosis: A transthioracic and transesophageal prospective study
- 1 March 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Cardiology
- Vol. 26 (3), 127-131
- https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.4960260306
Abstract
Background: Mitral regurgitation (MR) is frequently associated with aortic stenosis. Previous reports have shown that coexisting mitral insufficiency can potentially regress after aortic valve replacement. Hypothesis: This study sought to assess the frequency and severity of MR before and after aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis and to define the determinants of its postoperative evolution. Methods: For this purpose, 30 adult patients referred for aortic valve surgery underwent pre‐ and postoperative transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography and color Doppler examination. Results: Mean preoperative left ventricular ejection fraction was 57 ± 16% and remained unchanged postoperatively. Preoperative MR was usually mild to moderate and correlated with aortic stenosis severity and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. The color Doppler mitral regurgitant jet area significantly decreased during the postoperative period (p = 0.016) as left ventricular loading conditions returned to normal, suggesting an early decrease of the functional part of MR. On the other hand, the mitral regurgitant jet width at the origin remained unchanged. Statistical analysis found pulmonary artery pressure (p = 0.02) and indexed left ventricular mass (p = 0.009) to be preoperative predictive factors of postoperative MR improvement. Predictive factors of postoperative MR severity were left atrial diameter (p = 0.02), pulmonary artery pressure (p = 0.003), and the presence of mitral calcifications (p = 0.004). Conclusion: In our cohort of patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction, the majority of moderate MR, associated with severe aortic stenosis, regresses early after aortic valve replacement. Mitral calcifications and/or left atrial dilation seem to be predictive factors of fixed MR.Keywords
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