A method is described whereby mitral valve function can be tested during cardiopulmonary
bypass under physiological conditions. This method avoids the risk of systemic air embolism …

A technique is presented that allows intraoperative assessment of mitral valve function with
the heart filling and actively beating. This technique secures steady coronary perfusion and …

A ssessment of mitral valve function at operation may be performed in several ways.
Palpation and manometry are two methods that are commonly used before and after closed …

HemodynamiC studies immediately after mitral valve replacement or reconstruction have
shown a significant decrease in pulmonary artery and left atrial pressures.': 2 The cardiac …

Clinical, echocardiographic, hemodynamic, and angiographic data can usually assess the
preoperative status of the mitral valve quite accurately. However, there is need for an …

Comments and summary Thirty patients with isolated acquired mitral valve disease were
studied preoperatively and in the early postoperative period. Considering the group as a …

The success of mitral valve repair for regurgitation or stenosis can largely be determined at
the time of operation. Mitral valve repair is tested by creating aortic regurgitation, which fills …

A technique facilitating intraoperative assessment of the degree of mitral insufficiency during
and after mitral reconstructive procedures has been developed. A multiholed left ventricular …

improved the prognosis for these patients, provided cardiac failure has not ad- vanced too
far. It is difficult, however, to def Page 1 43 HEMODYNAMIC MEASUREMENTS RELATED …

1. Hemodynamic studies have been performed in 22 patients assessed as having had an
excellent result from mitral valve replacement surgery. 2. 2. Following mitral valve …