Category: Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Surgery
Postoperative arrhythmias after CHD surgery usually associated with inadequate repair.
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Cardiac Surgery
Arterial switch operation (Jatene's) is done under cardiopulmonary bypass and involves the restoration of ventriculo-arterial concordance.
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Cardiac Surgery
Role of echo in surgery for mitral regurgitation: Various measurements like tenting and tethering of leaflets and ischemic segments can be obtained by echo.
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Cardiac Surgery
Mitral valve replacement after closed mitral valvotomy: Mitral restenosis with calcification is the common reason for requiring MVR later.
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Cardiac Surgery
Rastelli procedure: excision of obstructive muscle in RVOT, suturing an intraventricular baffle connecting the LV to aorta and closing the VSD.
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Cardiac Surgery
Management of prosthetic valve thrombosis: Less than 5 mm - only intravenous heparin. Larger thrombi needs thrombolysis or surgery.
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