title: [Long-term results and prognostic factors after mitral valve replacement using the Starr-Edwards 6120 prosthesis].
abstract: Between 1970 and 1984, 386 mitral valve replacements with the SE 6120 prosthesis were performed with a mean post-operative follow-up of 75 +/- 44 months or a total follow-up of 2520 patient years (PY). Rapid post-operative mortality was 6.7 percent and the delayed mortality 26.5 percent, the 5-year actuarial survival rate was 80 +/- 2% and that at 10 years 67 +/- 2% (including early mortality). There was no significant difference for survival between single-valve replacements (n = 183) and multiple-valve replacements (n = 203). Multifactorial prognosis analysis (Cox) gave two post-operative prognosis: X (n = 386) = 0.0391 (age) + 0.2421 (NYHA stage); Y (n = 147) = 0.8561 (X) + 0.6299 (VG type). The incidence of complications related to the prosthesis is 4.16 per 100 PY, including sudden deaths. The current actuarial analysis shows that at 5 years 91 +/- 1% at 10 years 78 +/- 2% of the operated subjects are devoid of any such complication and of thrombosis of the valve. Statistically, it was found that permanent atrial fibrillation (p = 0.03), the size of the right atrium (p = 0.02) played a promoting role. With a post-operative follow-up in excess of 8 years. 79% of the survivors are symptom-free or present few symptoms and the myocardial response is poor in 52 patients (NYHA stage III or IV).
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie cardio-vasculaire, Hôpital cardiologique, Lyon.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jegaden
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pouyau
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Montagna
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Delaye
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mikaeloff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011379:Prognosis; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013997:Time Factors