Table 2 Etiology of valve diseases
From: Fifteen-year experience with the Bicarbon heart valve prosthesis in a single center
Etiology | aortic valve (cases) | mmitral valve (cases) |
|---|---|---|
aortic dissection | 6 | 0 |
calcific stenosis | 54 | 4 |
congenital malformation | 28 | 4 |
infective endocarditis | 22 | 29 |
ischemic disease | 0 | 15 |
myxomatous degeneration | 75 | 72 |
prosthetic valve dysfunction | 3 | 9 |
rheumatic disease | 63 | 87 |
others | 7 | 4 |