title: [Results of surgery after failed mitral percutaneous dilatation].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Percutaneous balloon mitral valve commissurotomy (BMC) is an alternative to surgical commissurotomy. Complications following BMC includes mitral regurgitation, iatrogenic atrial septal defect, residual mitral stenosis, and pericardial hemorrhage. This study analyzes the outcomes of surgery following failed BMC for mitral stenosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a series of 298 patients treated with BMC, 53 patients (17.7%) had a complication that necessitated a surgical treatment. Twenty-eight patients needed an immediate surgery before the discharge (group I) and 25 patients were operated on an elective basis (group II).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In group I, 27 patients have been operated and one died before the operation. In 21 patients an acute mitral regurgitation occurred, 3 patients had a residual mitral stenosis, and 3 had a left atrial perforation. The operation consisted of 26 mitral valve replacements, 20 concomitant reparations of iatrogenic atrial septal defect, and one open mitral valve commissurotomy. Operative mortality was 3.7% (1 out of 27). In group II, 25 patients have been operated at a mean 18 +/- 14 months after BMC. In the 25 patients the operation was indicated for significant mitral regurgitation (2 + and more). The operation consisted of 25 mitral valve replacements, 9 concomitant reparations of iatrogenic atrial septal defect, 3 patients had also coronary artery bypasses. The operative mortality was 8% (2 out of 25). The echocardiographic score was similar for both groups, it was 8.4 +/- 2.0 in group I and 8.0 +/- 1.5 in group II (P = NS). Despite these complications following failed BMC, surgery appears a safe procedure with an acceptable mortality.
authors.affiliation: Département de Chirurgie, Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pellerin
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carrier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hébert
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cartier
authors.forename: L P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Perrault
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dyrda
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pagé
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Pelletier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000209:etiology; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Résultats de la chirurgie après échec de la dilatation mitrale percutanée.