title: Fate of mild aortic valve disease after mitral valve intervention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was performed to assess the long-term outcome of untreated mild aortic valve disease present at the time of initial mitral valve intervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 284 patients with rheumatic heart disease aged 7 to 62 years (mean, 23.5 +/- 12.2 years) who underwent mitral valve intervention and had mild aortic valve disease initially were followed up for 2 to 18 years (mean, 10.8 +/- 3.7 years). At initial intervention, 232 patients had pure mild aortic regurgitation, and 52 patients had mild aortic stenosis with or without aortic regurgitation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among patients with mild aortic regurgitation initially, 11 (5%) patients progressed to moderate (n = 6) or severe (n = 5) regurgitation over an interval of 9 to 17 years (mean, 12.1 +/- 2.8 years), and 1 patient had moderate aortic stenosis and severe aortic regurgitation after 10 years. Freedom from development of moderate-severe aortic valve disease in patients who initially had mild aortic regurgitation was 100%, 97.0% +/- 1.7%, and 87.4% +/- 4.6% at 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. Seventeen (35%) patients with initial mild aortic stenosis (with or without regurgitation) had moderate or severe stenosis (with or without moderate-severe regurgitation) after an interval of 4.9 +/- 3.8 years. Freedom from development of moderate-severe aortic valve disease in patients who initially had mild aortic stenosis was 75.6% +/- 6.2%, 61.5% +/- 8.5%, and 46.1% +/- 11.2% at 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. Ten patients required aortic valve replacement for aortic valve dysfunction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mild aortic regurgitation present at the time of mitral valve intervention progresses very slowly and less frequently requires reintervention. However, mild aortic stenosis diagnosed initially progresses more often and more rapidly and thus needs closer follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Talwar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Juneja
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D002404:Catheterization; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome