Mitral valve replacements in redo patients with previous mitral valve procedures: mid-term results and risk factors...

We aimed to investigate the risk factors for hospital mortality, short (five years) and mid-term (10 years) survival in patients who underwent mitral valve replacements in redo patients with previous mitral valve procedures.

Between September 1989 and December 2003, 62 redo patients have undergone mitral valve replacements due to subsequent mitral valve problems. Preoperative, operative, and postoperative data were analyzed retrospectively and evaluated for risk factors affecting hospital mortality, mid- and long-term survival.

The hospital mortality was 6.4%. The one-, five-, and 10-year actuarial survival rates were 94%+/- 2%, 89%+/- 6%, and 81 +/- 9%. New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class IV, low left ventricular ejection fraction (<35%), increased left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) > 50 mm, female gender, pulmonary edema, and urgent operations were found to be risk factors in short-term survival. NYHA functional class IV, low left ventricular ejection fraction, increased LVEDD, and increased left atrial diameter (LA > 60 mm) were risk factors in mid-term survival.

Redo mitral valve surgery with mechanical prosthesis offers encouraging short- and mid-term survival. NYHA functional class IV, low left ventricular ejection fraction, and increased left ventricular diameters were especially associated with increased short- and mid-term mortality. Earlier surgical management before the development of severe heart failure and myocardial dysfunction would improve the results of redo mitral valve surgery.