title: [Re-operations on mitral valve prostheses. Apropos of 40 cases].
abstract: The present study deals with a series of 40 reoperations in a group of 1279 patients undergoing mitral valve replacement. All reoperations were late following the immediate post-operative period, the earliest being 5 months after the primary operation. The factors which were analyzed are: causes of reoperation, the most frequent being paravalvular leaks and valve thrombosis, diagnostic methods, surgical techniques and results following reoperation.
mesh_terms: D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000601:surgery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Réinterventions sur les prothèses valvulaires mitrales A propos de 40 observations