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OBJETIVO: Avaliar crianças com insuficiência mitral reumática (IMR) submetidas a cirurgia reconstrutora na valva mitral com implante do anel de Gregori (CRVM), de 1987 a 2003. MÉTODOS: Quarenta e três crianças com IMR, submetidas a CRVM, com idades variando de cinco a doze anos, média de 9,7 ± 2,2 anos, sendo 25 (58,1%) pacientes do sexo feminino. Os pacientes foram avaliados mediante parâmetros clínicos: classe funcional de insuficiência cardíaca, ausculta cardíaca, eletrocardiograma, radiografia de tórax e parâmetros ecocardiográficos. RESULTADOS: Quarenta e três pacientes foram avaliados no préoperatório e, no pós, 31, em virtude de seis óbitos e seis trocas valvares. O seguimento foi de 100%. A classe funcional da insuficiência cardíaca, sopro sistólico mitral, área cardíaca pela radiografia de tórax, sobrecarga ventricular esquerda no eletrocardiograma e o grau de insuficiência mitral pelo ecocardiograma diminuíram significativamente. Após 188 meses a taxa de sobrevida foi de 82% e a de mortalidade anual de 0,38%. Estavam livres de reoperação 31 (72,6%) pacientes, e a taxa de reoperação anual foi de 0,51%. CONCLUSÃO: A CRVM apresenta resultados eficazes no tratamento da IMR em crianças, com melhora significativa na classe funcional, sopro sistólico mitral e grau de insuficiência mitral pelo ecocardiograma. OBJECTIVE: Assess late cardiological evolution of children with rheumatic mitral regurgitation (RMR) who underwent mitral valve reconstructive surgery with implantation of Gregori's ring (MVR), from 1987 to 2003. METHODS: A study was conducted to analyze a series of cases of 43 children with RMR who underwent MVR with ages ranged from five to twelve years (mean age 9.7 ± 2.2 years); 25 of the patients were females (58.1%). Patients were evaluated as per the following clinical parameters: functional class of heart failure, heart auscultation, electrocardiogram, chest X-ray and echocardiographic findings. RESULTS: Forty-three patients underwent preoperative evaluation during the postoperative period, the number of patients evaluated decreased to 31 due to the fact that 6 patients had died and 6 others underwent valve replacement surgery. Follow-up was carried out for 100% of the patients. A significant reduction of heart failure functional class was observed. Mitral systolic murmur became lesss intense during the postoperative period. The cardiac area on chest X-ray and the presence of left ventricular overload on electrocardiogram were reduced, as well as the mitral regurgitation level on echocardiographic study. After 188 months, the survival rate was 82%, and the annual mortality rate, 0.38%. Thirty-one (72.6%) patients did not require reoperation and the annual rate of patients who required further surgery was 0.51%. CONCLUSION: MVR is an effective procedure for treating RMR in children, resulting in a significant improvement of functional class, mitral systolic murmur and level of mitral regurgitation, as shown on Doppler echocardiogram. |
