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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Quality of Life After Mechanical vs. Biological Aortic Valve Replacement

Anas Aboud, MD1, Martin Breuer, MD2, Torsten Bossert, MD2, Jan F Gummert, MD1

1 Depatment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany
2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Germany

Martin Zhong, MD Tel: +3641 9322901 Fax: +3641 9322902 Email: Anas.aboud{at}med.uni-jena.de, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Georgstrasse 11, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.

ABSTRACT

To assess the quality of life after biological and mechanical aortic valve replacement, data of 136 patients were assessed retrospectively after 2 years of follow-up. Bioprostheses were implanted in 53 patients with a mean age of 74 years, and mechanical prostheses were used in 83 with a mean age of 64 years; there were 47 women and 89 men. Quality of life was evaluated using the Short Form 36-Item Health Survey questionnaire. Physical function scores were significantly better in patients with a mechanical prosthesis. Mental health indices were identical in both groups. Younger patients with mechanical valves and older patients with biological valves had significantly better item scores. In all age groups, men tended to have better scores than women, but a significant difference was noted only in the physical functioning index. The quality of life in patients with mechanical and biological valves was similar at 2 years postoperatively.

Key Words: Aortic Valve • Bioprosthesis • Health Surveys • Heart Valve Prosthesis • Quality of life

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009; 17:35-38
© 2009 by SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309102522




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