MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE AND CONGENITAL PYLORIC STENOSIS IN IDENTICAL TWINS

Both congenital pyloric stenosis and the mitral valve prolapse syndrome are reported to have a familial incidence. Although mitral valve prolapse has been documented in twins, only one case has received echocardiographic confirmation. The present account describes typical symptomatic mitral valve prolapse in identical twins, both of whom had undergone surgery during infancy to correct congenital pyloric stenosis.     

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC ABNORMALITIES OF THE MITRAL VALVE ASSOCIATED WITH A LARGE PERICARDIAL EFFUSION

Features of mitral stenosis and systolic anterior motion of the mitral valve were observed on the echocardiogram of a patient with a large posterior pericardial effusion. The abnormal findings disappeared with resolution of the fluid. Because pericardial effusion may result in the echocardiographic alteration of cardiac structures, repeat study is necessary after the effusion has cleared.     

A SECOND CASE OF LATE EMBOLIZATION OF PROSTHETIC MITRAL VALVE OCCLUDER WITH SURVIVAL FOLLOWING REOPERATION

A 51-year-old male with acute fulminating pulmonary edema and cardiogenic shock secondary to severe mitral insufficiency from dislodgment of the disc occluder in a Wada-Cutter valve was treated by immediate open heart procedure with a Bjork-Shiley mitral valve replacement. The patient survived and remains well. This is the second patient reported to survive operation and replacement of a malfunctioning prosthetic mitral valve from which the poppet escaped and embolized. The first case was reported by Hughes et al(1) in February, 1975. Some striking similarities, as well as differences, in these two cases are discussed.     

550例支原体药敏结果分析

目的：了解本地区感染泌尿生殖系的解脲、人型支原体耐药情况。方法：对性病科和妇科门诊近3年来550例支原体感染者用支原体药敏试剂盒进行司巴沙星（SPA）、克拉霉素（CLA）、可乐必妥（CRA）、交沙霉素（JOS）、阿奇霉素（AZI）、罗红霉素（ROX）、强力霉素（DOX）、美满霉素（MIN）、氧氟沙星（ODL）、乙酰螺旋霉素（ASP）、四环素（TET）、红霉素（ERY）12种抗生素的药敏试验。结果：统计近3年耐药率,总计依次是4.2%、8.4%、10.4%、23.2%、23.8%、29.6%、29.6%、33.0%、43.1%、55.3%、61.9%、82.7%。结论：耐药率司巴沙星、克拉霉素、可乐必妥较稳定,基本低于10%,其余均较高且大部分呈逐年增长趋势,且解脲和人型支原体耐药性有较大差异。     

ACOUSTIC CHANGES IN NORMALLY FUNCTIONING MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESES: ECHO-PHONOCARDIOGRAPHIC OBSERVATIONS

This study confirms previous findings of variability in the intensity of the closing click (CC) as a consequence of premature valve closure. Such alterations have been described as a normal phenomenon in several prosthetic valve models. Combined echo-phonocardiography is of particular value in evaluating prosthetic valve function in patients with unusual and confusing auscultatory changes.     

ECHO-PHONOCARDIOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE NORMALLY FUNCTIONING COOLEY-CUTTER MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS

Echocardiographic and phonocardiographic records of 19 patients with a normally functioning Cooley-Cutter mitral valve were analyzed in order to provide quantitative baseline values for this prosthesis. The average duration between the second heart sound and peak opening of the valve (A(2)-OC interval) was 83 +/- 4 (standard error of the mean) msec. The Q-CC interval (from the electrocardiographic Q wave to closure of the valve) was 71 +/- 2 msec. Mean opening and closing velocities of the disc were similar (396 +/- 11 mm/sec and 393 +/- 12 mm/sec, respectively). Amplitude of disc excursion ranged from 6 to 9 mm, but this measurement was not possible in all patients due to the presence of spurious echoes. Early onset of prosthetic valve closure was a relatively common finding in patients with atrial fibrillation or with various forms of atrioventricular block, and frequently resulted in a variety of phonocardiographic alterations. Except for the A(2)-OC interval and amplitude of disc excursion, there was no significant correlation between valve size and echo-phonocardiographic measurements. Results of this study are compared with values previously reported for other types of caged disc valves, and the usefulness and limitations of echo-phonocardiographic assessment of prosthetic valve function are briefly discussed.     

COMBINED REPLACEMENT OF THE AORTIC VALVE AND ASCENDING AORTA IN JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES: REPORT OF TWO CASES

Two Jehovah's Witnesses with large ascending thoracic aortic aneurysms and aortic insufficiency secondary to annuloaortic ectasia underwent successful combined replacement of the aortic valve and the ascending aorta. One patient received a composite graft containing an aortic valve prosthesis, which necessitated supravalvular coronary ostia reimplantation; the other patient underwent separate aortic valve and left supracoronary ascending aneurysm replacement, with reimplantation of the right coronary ostium into the graft. No blood or blood derivatives were administered. Both patients had uneventful recoveries and continue to do well. To our knowledge, they represent the first reported cases of successful combined replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta in Jehovah's Witnesses.