HEMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF A 16-MM CARBOMEDICS AORTIC PROSTHESIS

Authors
OSWAL D WOO EBC KAY PH MCLENACHAN JM
Citation
D. Oswal et al., HEMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF A 16-MM CARBOMEDICS AORTIC PROSTHESIS, European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery, 11(6), 1997, pp. 1183-1184
Citations number
2
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
10107940
Volume
11
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1183 - 1184
Database
ISI
SICI code
1010-7940(1997)11:6<1183:HPOA1C>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A 55-year-old lady underwent repeat aortic valve replacement using a 1 6-mm Carbomedics prosthesis. She made an uneventful postoperative reco very and now leads an unrestricted life. Doppler echocardiography reve als a 21-mm Hg gradient across the valve at rest. This did not increas e with an infusion of 30 mcg/kg per min of dobutamine, which resulted in an increase in the cardiac output from 1.96 to 5.46 1/min. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.