PMID: 8604949Dec 1, 1995Paper

Long-term follow-up of the St. Jude Medical prosthesis in pediatric patients

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
A K CabalkaD M Nicoloff

Abstract

The St. Jude Medical prosthesis has become the most commonly used artificial heart valve, yet few data are available in the pediatric population. This study addresses results of the use of this prosthetic valve in pediatric patients over a 13-year time frame. From January 1982 through June 1994, 73 patients (49 male) underwent 75 valve replacements using the St. Jude Medical prosthesis at Minneapolis Children's Medical Center. Follow-up was complete in 71 patients, with a mean follow-up of 39 +/- 32 months (mean +/- standard deviation; range, 4 to 142 months). Valves' positions were aortic in 36 patients, mitral or left atrioventricular valve in 34, tricuspid in 1, and double valve in 2. Patient age was 8 +/- 6 years, with a range of 1 week to 19 years. Sixteen patients were less than 24 months of age at valve replacement. Prior cardiac procedures had been performed in 82% of mitral patients, 58% of aortic patients, and all of the tricuspid and double-valve patients. Elective valve replacement was performed in 62 to 73 patients (85%). Seven patients (44%) less than 24 months of age had urgent valve replacement; 4 patients (7%) older than 24 months required urgent valve replacement. Overall early mortality was 8% (6 of 73); 36% ...Continue Reading

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