title: [Coronary disease in patients operated on for valvulopathy].
abstract: In order to evaluate the influence of a significant coronary artery disease in patients with valvular heart disease or with prosthetic valves, we reviewed literature and our own experience. The incidence of coronary artery disease in valvulopathies has been diffusely studied and reported and, in a consecutive series of our hemodynamic studies, resulted 11%. The influence of a coronary artery disease on early and late results of a surgical procedure is different whether the coronary artery disease is operated or not. In particular, the combined surgery shows a higher early mortality, but a much better long-term prognosis. In addition, sometimes surgery introduces rare causes of coronary artery disease. Finally, it seems that coronary artery disease arises very rarely in patients undergone valvular surgery or, at least, patients rarely complain anginal symptoms in the post-surgical follow-up. In our experience on 529 patients only 6 complained typical angina and only 2 showed a coronary artery disease not present at the time of operation.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Cardiologia, Università degli Studi, Pisa.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mariotti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palagi
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Limbruno
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Biadi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Balbarini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mariani
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D015994:Incidence; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Coronaropatia negli operati per valvulopatia.