title: [Echocardiographic evaluation of delayed outcome of artificial valve implantation in patients with aortic semilunar valve insufficiency].
abstract: An average follow-up period of 16 patients was 28 months following an implantation of the artificial aortic valve for its insufficiency. In 10 operated patients who were able to continue their occupation exercise tolerance increased by two classes, according to NYHA. Blood pressure gradient decreased significantly from 61.8 to 37.5 mmHg, cardiac volume index decreased from 639 to 602 ml/m2. Echocardiographically measured muscle mass of the left ventricle, end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes, and the left atrial dimensions decreased significantly following surgery. A significance of the relation of the left ventricle volume to its mass <4 as a prognostic factor in aortic valve replacement has also been confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Instytutu Kardiologii AM im. K. Marcinkowskiego, Poznaniu.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Szyszka
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ponizyński
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cieśliński
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Brocki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Ocena echokardiograficzna odległych wyników wszczepienia sztucznej zastawki w przebiegu niedomykalności płatków półksiezycowatych aort.