How will you assess the success of repair of mitral valve repair per-operatively? The ideal method to assess the success of repair of mitral valve repair per-operatively is
Factors causing right heart failure after ASD surgery Age at surgery: The more the age at ASD surgery, the greater the chance of heart failure later. This is
Patient – prosthesis mismatch Patient – prosthesis mismatch is often noted in aortic position, that too after surgery for aortic stenosis. In aortic stenosis the aortic root is
Etiological types of prosthetic valve dysfunction Different etiological types of prosthetic valve dysfunction are: Prosthetic valve thrombosis Pannus formation – growth of fibrotic tissue from the annulus region
Bilateral internal mammary artery grafting: Advantage of bilateral internal mammary artery grafting (BIMA grafting) for coronary artery bypass grafting over using a single arterial conduit (left internal mammary
Multiple arterial grafts give better long term results A Canadian study [1] published in JAMA Cardiology has shown lower long term mortality, repeat revascularization, myocardial infarction and heart failure in
LV aneurysm seen on left ventriculogram and near total occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), which is poorly collateralized.