Korean Circ J.  1995 Dec;25(6):1183-1188. 10.4070/kcj.1995.25.6.1183.

A Study of Pure Aortic Valvular Stenosis in Adult

• Yun YK
• You KJ
• Kang MS
• Chang BC
• Cho BK

• KMID: 2093549
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1995.25.6.1183

Abstract

BACKGROUND
There has been a change in the causes of aortic stenosis when comparence of rheumatioc aortic stenosis in recent year. Therefore, we studied the etiology factor of pure aortic stenosis.
METHODS
The gross surgical pathologic features of the aortic valves were reviewed in 92 patients with pure aotic stenosis whom underwent aortic valve replacement at Yonsei University, Cardiovascular center between July 1989 and June 1994.
RESULTS
The three most frequent causes were 1) calcification of congenital bicuspid valve in 30%, 2) degenerative calcification of aortic valve in 22%, 3) rheumatioc valvular change in 48%. The mean age at the time of aortic valve replacement for the entire series of patients was 54.4 years. The range of age was from 18 years to 77 years. Males predominated for degenerative disease and congenital bicuspid valves, but there were reversed rheumatic origin. One or more complications occured in 17% of patients undergoing operation. The surgical mortality was 3.3%.
CONCLUSION
Our data suggest that more common cause of aortic stenosis is non-rheumatic disease rather than rheumatinc origin.

Keyword

Aortic stenosis; Non-rheumatic; Rheumatic

MeSH Terms

Adult*
Aortic Valve
Aortic Valve Stenosis
Constriction, Pathologic*
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve
Mortality