title: Valvular heart disease and postoperative considerations.
abstract: Despite increasing trends in catheter-based cardiac surgical procedures, more than 278 000 Americans had traditional cardiac surgery in 2013. Of those surgical procedures, approximately 133 000 involved valvular repair or replacement. Aortic valve replacement was by far the most common valvular operation, followed by mitral valve repair or replacement. This review article will discuss characteristics of valvular pathologies and postoperative concerns for each the 4 cardiac valves.
authors.affiliation: Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA brigidcflynn@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Brigid Colleen
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Flynn
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States
keywords: aortic valve replacement; cardiac surgery; mitral valve; postoperative care; postoperative complications