From: Outcome of left heart mechanical valve replacement in West African children - A 15-year retrospective study
Causes of early death
Number
Comment
Postoperative low cardiac output
4
Preoperative LV dysfunction (EF<45%).
Cerebral re-infarction
1
Preoperative cerebral embolism.
Prosthetic valve endocarditis and CHF
Preoperative endocarditis and CHF.