[Evaluation of prosthetic valvular regurgitation by color Doppler echocardiography].
Prosthetic valvular regurgitation was evaluated by color Doppler echocardiography in 107 patients with prostheses. Regurgitant jets were detected in 37 (35%) prostheses, 76% of them were transvalvular and 24% of them were perivalvular. The ratio of bioprostheses with increased intensity and transvalvular regurgitant jets increased parallel to the duration after replacement. Of those bioprostheses replaced more than 6 years, 23% developed regurgitation with a higher degree. Transvalvular regurgitation was detected in 25% of St. Jude Medical prostheses recently replaced, but the degree was low.
Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang.
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D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011475:Prosthesis Failure