[Early surgical outcomes of coronary heart disease with severe ischemic mitral regurgitation].

Objective: To summarize the experience with surgical treatment of coronary artery disease with severe ischemic mitral valve regurgitation (IMR).

Methods: From January 2006 to December 2009, 45 patients (35 males, 10 females aged 32-74 years) with the diagnosis of coronary artery disease complicated by IMR underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) combined with mitral valve plasty (MVP, 24 cases) or mitral valve replacement (MVR, 21 cases).

Results: Perioperative deaths occurred in 2 cases due to multiple organ failure (MOF).

[Early and mid-term results after 17 mm St Jude Regent mechanical valve replacement in 44 patients with small aortic root].

Objective: To analyze the changes in the cardiac function after St. Jude Regent mechanical valve replacement and assess the prosthesis-patient matching.

Methods: From October 2007 to March 2009, 44 patients received implantation of 17 mm St.