LEFT-VENTRICULAR PERFORMANCE IMPROVES LATE AFTER AORTIC-VALVE REPLACEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH AORTIC-STENOSIS AND REDUCED ELECTION FRACTION

Authors
ROBIOLIO PA RIGOLIN VH HEARNE SE BAKER WA KISSLO KB PIERCE CH BASHORE TM HARRISON JK
Citation
Pa. Robiolio et al., LEFT-VENTRICULAR PERFORMANCE IMPROVES LATE AFTER AORTIC-VALVE REPLACEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH AORTIC-STENOSIS AND REDUCED ELECTION FRACTION, The American journal of cardiology, 76(8), 1995, pp. 612
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
76
Issue
8
Year of publication
1995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1995)76:8<612:LPILAA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We assessed the time course and magnitude of change in left ventricula r ejection fraction (EF) in patients with severe aortic stenosis under going aortic valve replacement, EF did not improve by 1 week postopera tively despite rectification of afterload mismatch, but by 6 months, i t significantly improved without any further change in ventricular loa ding conditions.