ABSTRACT
Six cases of cortriatriatum operated between January 1990 and April 2004. Their ages ranged from 3 months to 22 years. Associated lesions are present in 4 patients. They consisted mostly of interatrial defects. The echocardiography has been considered the procedure of choice for the diagnosis. Results of surgery were excellent for all patient with a mean follow up of 5 years
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Heart Defects, Congenital/surgery , Cardiac Surgical ProceduresABSTRACT
We studied fifty one patients [40 men and 11 women] undergoing valve replacement from 1990 to 2002 for aortic regurgitation and had left ventricular dysfunction. 45% patients were in class III or IV of New York Heart Association [NYHA]. All patients were investigated by echocardiography [left ventricular ejection fraction [LVEF] <50%] - Peroperative mortality was 5.8% due to myocardial failure. 81.4% of survivors were followed during a mean period of 24 months [rangies from 3 to 67 months] after valve replacement