• Department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery;;
  • Changhai Hospital;;
  • The 2nd Military Medical University;;
  • Shanghai 200433;;
  • P.R.China;;
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Objective To report the experiences of cardiac valve operation in children. Methods Cardiac valve operations were performed in 87 children who were 58 male and 19 female between age of 4 to 14 years (mean 10.2 years). Of the 87 patients, 36 underwent mitral valve replacement, 13 aortic valve replacement, 6 mitral and aortic valve replacement, 13 aortic valvuloplasty, and 19 mitral valvuloplasty. Associated cardiac lesions were simultaneously managed. Results Postoperative complications included low car...

Citation: MEI Ju,ZHANG Bao ren,HAO Jia hua,et al.. Cardiac Valve Operation in Children. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2000, 7(3): 155-157. doi: Copy