[Sutures and anastomoses of the aorta and large arteries]. / Shvy i anastomozy aorty i krupnykh arterii.

The problems of air-tightness of vascular sutures are discussed. The authors suggested and used in the clinic successfully a double-row buried suture of the anterior wall of the aorta, pulmonary trunk, and femoral artery under conditions of using heparin. The incision for forming the proximal anastomosis in correction of coarctation of the aorta is discussed. A circular suture applied to the aorta and pulmonary trunk with a single thread was developed in experiments and performed in the clinic.

[Status of the coronary arteries and left ventricle of patients surviving myocardial infarction]. / Sostoianie koronarnykh arterii i levogo zheludochka u bol'nykh, perenesshikh infarkt miokarda.

The condition of coronary arteries and left-ventricular function were assessed in 62 patients with a history of myocardial infarction 1 month to 4 years prior to coronarographic investigation. It was demonstrated that the detectability of an occlusion in the artery supplying blood to the infarcted area decreased with time elapsed since myocardial infarction, the correlation being more characteristic of the anterior interventricular branch of the left coronary artery. An analysis of ventriculograms showed that myocardial infarction due to a lesion of the left coronary artery results in a smaller left-ventricular dysfunction and is less commonly associated with circulatory insufficiency. The frequency of spontaneous thrombolysis is shown to be relatively high in postmyocardial-infarction patients.