title: Aortic and mitral valve replacement in an 83-year-old female. 3 years follow-up of 16 mm bileaflet valve at the aortic position.
abstract: An 83-year-old female with aortic and mitral stenosis showed orthopnea. The aortic valve pressure gradient was 139 mmHg. The mitral valve orifice was 0.92-1.05 cm2 and the right ventricular pressure was 70 mmHg. The body surface area of the patient was 1.23 m2. Double valve replacement was performed with 16 mm CarboMedics pediatric bileaflet valve for the aortic position and 25 mm CarboMedics mitral valve for the mitral position. The patient leads a normal daily life with NYHA class II three years after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Iwakuni National Hospital, Yamaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanemoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuinose
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kanaoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuroki
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome