We report a case of pulmonary trunk aneurysm extending into the left pulmonary artery due to pulmonary hypertension secondary to mitral valve disease. The mitral valve was replaced with a bileaflet mechanical prosthesis. A Dacron graft interposed between main trunk and left pulmonary artery branch and right pulmonary branch attached to the graft in an end-to-side fashion. Early postoperative angiogram revealed a very successful treatment.

Blunt injury to the cardiac valves leads to progressive acute ventricular failure which often requires urgent surgical management In this case report we describe an acute aortic valve rupture caused by air-bag inflation during an automobile accident. Laceration of an aortic valve cusp was treated successfully with urgent aortic valve replacement. A concomitant orthopedic injury was treated electively 15 days after cardiac surgery. Acute aortic valve rupture is a very rare complication of blunt ...

Açık kalp cerrahisinde tekniklerin ilerlemesine rağmen nörolojik komplikasyonların görülme sıklığı azalmamıştır ve inme (stroke) morbidite ve mortaliteyi önemli ölçüde artırmaktadır. Bu yazıda çıkan aortada ileri derecede kalsifikasyon bulunan vakalarda hipotermik fibrilasyon tekniği kullanılarak aortaya dokunulmadan ve kross klemp konulmadan yapılan koroner by-pass ameliyatları anlatıldı. 2 yıl içinde aortada ileri derecede kalsifikasyon bulunan 23 olguda bu teknik kullanıldı. Yaş ortalaması 65 ...

Purpose. To assess the impact of gender age and other cardiovascular risk factors on the outcomes of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods. A total of 5 067 consecutive patients undergoing isolated CABG between 1995 and 2000 were divided into the age groups: 25-49 years 50-59 years 60-69 years and 70-84 years. Data on patient age gender smoking serum cholesterol blood pressure body mass index diabetes family history morbid obesity and renal failure were retrospectively ...

Tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the aorta is a rare disease that is uniformly fatal if not treated properly. The authors present a case of a recurrent tuberculous false aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta that was treated surgically with excision and primary repair of the lesion. To their knowledge this is the first reported case of recurrent disease after a successful surgical treatment.

Aim. Pericardial effusion and atrial fibrillation (AF) are two common complications in coronary revascularization surgery. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of posterior pericardiotomy in pericardial. effusion and AF. Methods. This randomized prospective study includes 113 patients who underwent isolated CABG procedure between May 2000 and December 2000 in our hospital. Posterior pericardiotomy incision was done in Group I (n=54). Group II constituted the control group (n=59). ...