Cardiovascular Surgery 1980: Proceedings of the 29th International Congress of the European Society of Cardiovascular Surgery

Front Matter....Pages I-XXII
The Contribution of European Surgeons to the Development of Modern Vascular Surgery....Pages 1-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
Special Morphological Structures Along the Closing Zone of the Mitral Valve....Pages 25-29
Conservative Surgery of the Mitral Valve. Annuloplasty on a new Adjustable Ring....Pages 30-37
Ruptured Mitral Chordae Tendineae: Surgical Experience in 102 Cases and Observations on the Valve Ultrastructure in this condition....Pages 38-42
Long Term and Sequential Hemodynamic Investigations in Patients With lonescu-Shiley Pericardial Xenografts....Pages 43-49
Pros and Cons of the lonescu-Shiley Bioprosthesis....Pages 50-57
Criteria for Evaluation of Material for Porcine Heterograft Valves....Pages 58-62
Surgical Treatment of Rheumatic Tricuspid Stenosis....Pages 63-69
In Vitro Comparison of Heart Valves With Plane and Curved Pendulum Discs....Pages 70-77
Invited Lecture Biological Valves in Cardiac Surgery....Pages 81-91
Mitral Valve Surgery in Syria....Pages 92-96
Eight Years Experience With the Björk-Shiley Prosthesis Implanted in 733 Patients....Pages 97-97
Cardiac Valve Replacement With the St.Jude Medical Prosthesis: Clinical, Echocardiographic and Biological Results....Pages 98-98
In Vitro Comparison of Björk-Shiley and St.Jude Medical Valvular Prosthesis in Aortic Position in a new Pulse Duplicator....Pages 99-103
Long-Term Results of Emergency Surgery for Active Infective Endocarditis of the Aortic Valve....Pages 104-107
Decision-Making Aspects in Valve Surgery for Active Bacterial Endocarditis....Pages 108-113
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Review of Indications for Extra-anatomic Bypass....Pages 117-118
Revascularization of Lower Limbs Using the Axillary Artery. Early and Late Results of 98 Bypass Grafts....Pages 119-125
Analysis and Follow-up of 186 Alternative Bypasses....Pages 126-130
Extra-anatomic Bypasses. Clinical and Hemodynamic Results....Pages 131-137
Front Matter....Pages 115-115
Axillofemoral Bypass: An 8 Year Follow-up....Pages 138-142
Late Results of Extra Anatomical Bypass Methods....Pages 143-145
Axillo-femoral Bypass — A Method of Choice in Aorto-femoral Obliterative Disease....Pages 146-148
Extra-anatomical Bypass Through the Obturator Foramen....Pages 149-152
Poor Risk Patients Selection in the Management of Aorto-iliac Occlusions: Extra-anatomic Bypass Versus Extra-peritoneal Procedures....Pages 153-157
Indications and Results of Femoro-femoral Bypass....Pages 158-158
The Femoro-femoral Cross-over-Bypass: An Alternative Treatment of Unilateral Artery Obstruction....Pages 159-165
Acute Ischemia of the Upper Limb Following Extra-anatomical Bypass....Pages 166-168
Reconstructive Surgery of the Supraaortic Main Trunks: Extra-anatomic (-thoracic) Versus Transthoracic Procedures....Pages 169-174
Our Experiences With Extra-anatomical Bypass Operations in the Supraaortic Area....Pages 175-178
Two-stage Procedures in Cerebrovascular Insufficiency: Combination of Carotid Endarterectomy and Externa-interna Bypass....Pages 179-181
Surgical Management of Takayasu-Onishi-arteritis....Pages 182-188
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Surgical Treatment of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome....Pages 191-191
Surgical Problems Encountered in Interruption of Multiple Anomalous Pathways of Atrioventricular Conduction (Kent Bundles)....Pages 192-192
Surgical Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia: Value of Underlying Mechanism....Pages 193-193
Invited Lecture Coronary Artery Surgery — Current State of the Art....Pages 194-194
Patterns of Coronary Artery Distribution: Radiological and Anatomical Correlations....Pages 195-199
Coronary Revascularization With Snakegrafts. Experience in 214 Patients....Pages 200-200
The Immediate Function of Sequential Aorto-coronary Vein Grafts to Closely Adjacent Myocardial Areas....Pages 201-203
Control of Cardiac Output After Aortocoronary Bypass Surgery in the Early and Late Postoperative Period by Two-dimensional Echocardiography....Pages 204-209
Front Matter....Pages 189-189
Assessment of Aortocoronary Bypass Graft Patency by Means of Thallium-201 Myocardial Scintigraphy....Pages 210-214
Early Revision of Aorto-coronary Bypass Grafts....Pages 215-220
Surgical Treatment of Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) Complicated by Septal Rupture (VSR)....Pages 221-221
Front Matter....Pages 223-223
Femoral Artery Doppler Waveform Analysis in the Assessment of Combined Iliac and Femoral Artery Disease....Pages 225-232
Numerate Doppler Analysis in the Determination of the Aortoiliac Component of Multilevel Arterial Disease....Pages 233-238
Principles of Surgery in Combined Aorto-iliac and Femoropopliteal Occlusive Lesions....Pages 239-244
Surgical Management of the Aorto-iliac and Femoro-popliteal Arteritis Disease....Pages 245-250
Aorto-iliac Thrombo-endarterectomy....Pages 251-255
Concomitant Revascularization of Aorto-iliac-Femoropopliteal Atherosclerotic Lesions....Pages 256-259
Value of Popliteal Artery TEA in Treatment of Combined Aorto-iliac-Femoropopliteal Disease....Pages 260-266
Evaluation of the Profundoplasty in Reconstructions of Combined Aorto-iliac and Femoro-popliteal Occlusive Disease....Pages 267-272
Long Grafts in the Treatment of Combined Iliac and Femoral Artery Disease....Pages 273-277
Disease of the Aorto-iliac and Femoro-popliteal Arteries. Combined Surgical Repair in 48 Cases....Pages 278-279
Late Results in Surgery of Aorto-iliac-femoral Occlusive Disease....Pages 280-285
Aorto-femoro-popliteal and Aorto-femoro-tibial Reconstructions: 10-Years Experience....Pages 286-291
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Positive Blood Culture: Germ Number and Distribution in 706 Patients After Open Heart Surgery....Pages 295-295
Antibiotic Concentration in Human Hearts....Pages 296-298
Gentamicin Pharmacokinetic During Open Heart Surgery: Serum and Tissue Concentrations in Valvular, Muscular and Subcutaneous Tissue....Pages 299-302
Antibiotic Levels in the Human Serum, Pericardial Fluid and Heart Tissues....Pages 303-307
Intraoperative Changes of Immunoglobulins and Complement Fractions During Open-heart Surgery Using Membrane Oxygenators....Pages 308-315
Front Matter....Pages 293-293
Serum C-reactive Protein Levels in Septicaemia and Endocarditis....Pages 316-322
Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cadiac Surgery With Cephalosporins....Pages 323-325
Cephalosporins Versus Penicillins in Open-Heart Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial....Pages 326-332
Prospective Randomized Comparative Study of Cefamandole Versus Ampicillin-Cloxacillin Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Extra-corporeal Cardiovascular Surgery....Pages 333-337
An Investigation of the Influence of Perioperative Antibiotic Treatment on the Resistancy-Characteristics of Bacteria Isolated from Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery....Pages 338-338
Treatment of Infective Endocarditis. An Analysis of 68 Surgically Treated Patients....Pages 339-341
Airborne Contamination Hazard in Open-Heart Surgery. Efficiency of Air Filtration and Laminar Flow....Pages 342-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Surgery of the Interrupted Aortic Arch....Pages 353-356
The Mitral Valve in Atrioventricular Canal Defect (A.V.C.D.)....Pages 357-361
Complete Atrioventricular Canal. Long Term Results With Special Reference to Block and Mitral Valve Function....Pages 362-365
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage (TAPVD) in Infancy. Results of Corrective Surgery....Pages 366-370
Hemodynamic Results After Reconstruction of the Right Ventricular Outflow Tract in Severe Tetralogy of Fallot With Monocusp Patch....Pages 371-374
Surgical Treatment of Fallot’s Tetralogy in Children Under Four Years of Age....Pages 375-380
Invited Lecture Early and Late Results of Corrective Cardiac Surgery During the First Year of Life....Pages 381-389
Surgical Treatment of Superior Vena Caval Obstruction....Pages 393-395
Surgery in Intensive Care Unit....Pages 396-400
Is an Increase in Myocardial Perfusion in the Thallium Scintigram to be Expected After Left Ventricular Aneurysmectomy?....Pages 401-409
The Effect of Left Ventricular Aneurysmectomy on Left Ventricular Function at Rest and During Exercise. A Retrospective Study of 350 Patients....Pages 410-414
Treatment of Sternal Dehiscence After Open Cardiac Surgery....Pages 415-418
Sterno-mediastinitis Following Open-heart Surgery. Review of Five Years Experience....Pages 419-423
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta and Aortic Valve Insufficiency: Surgical Treatment....Pages 424-427
Stimulation of Myocardial Alpha-Adrenoceptors Mediating Positive Inotropic Effect in Human Atrial Preparations by Adrenaline and Dopamine....Pages 428-432
Front Matter....Pages 433-433
Computed Tomographic Evaluation of Aortic Dissections....Pages 435-438
Surgical Treatment of Aneurysm of the Thoracic Aorta....Pages 439-444
Operative Treatment of Acute Aortic Dissections....Pages 445-445
Three-Year Clinical Experience With the Gelatine-Resorcine-Formol Biological Glue in Acute Aortic Dissection....Pages 446-454
Surgical Experiences of Chronic Dissecting Aneurysms of the Aorta....Pages 455-458
Variants and Surgical Treatment of Chronic Dissecting Aortic Aneurysms....Pages 459-465
Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm: Ten Years Experience and Long-Term Results of Surgical Treatment....Pages 466-472
Late Surgical Results of Ascending Aortic Dissections....Pages 473-475
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
Surgical Treatment of Chronic Intestinal Ischemia....Pages 479-485
Management of Acute Mesenteric Vascular Disease (60 Cases)....Pages 486-489
Treatment of Infections After Arterial Reconstructive Procedures: Possibilities and Results....Pages 490-495
Septic False Aneurysms After Vascular Operations....Pages 496-499
Secondary and Late Repair in Arterial Injury....Pages 500-504
An Improved Autogenous Vein for Bypass Grafting? An Experimental Study....Pages 505-506
Study of the Aorta by C T Scanning....Pages 507-509
Proteic Deposit and Experimental Arterial Prosthesis in the Dog....Pages 510-512
Surgical Management in Patients with Embolizing Deep Vein Thrombosis....Pages 515-519
Surgical Treatment of Post-thrombophlebitic Syndrome of the Lower Extremities and Pelvis in the Stage of Occlusion....Pages 520-522
Front Matter....Pages 477-477
Randomised Trial of Bandaging After Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins....Pages 523-527
Stereoflebografic Study of the Insufficient Perforating Veins, Dependent on Deep and Superficial Femoral Veins....Pages 528-528
Impedance Plethysmography and Its Limitations (Remarks Based on 79 Cases)....Pages 529-532
High Aortoiliac Occlusion: Treated by Bypass Grafting from the Thoracic Aorta to Femoral Arteries....Pages 533-536
Management of Subclavian and Common Carotid Lesions by Transposition....Pages 537-544
The Surgical Treatment of Atherosclerotic Occlusion of the Innominate and Subclavian Arteries. Long-Term Results....Pages 545-550
Front Matter....Pages 551-551
Leriche Lecture On the Management of the Ichaemic Limb....Pages 553-559
General Hospital Hygiene and Wound Infections After Heart Surgery....Pages 560-561
Penetrability of Four Cephalosporins Into Skeletal Muscle and Subcutaneous Fat of the Ischaemic Leg....Pages 562-566
Risk of Postoperative Infections in Cardiovascular Surgery....Pages 567-572
Indium 111 — Leukocyte Scintigraphy. A New Method in Diagnosis of Infected Vascular Prosthetic Grafts. Preliminary Results....Pages 573-579
Serratia Marcescens Septicemia from Pressure Monitoring Chambers in Cardiovascular Operations....Pages 580-580
Factors Influencing Infection Rate of Indewelling Intravascular and Thoracic Catheters Following Cardiac Surgery....Pages 581-583
The Blood-gas Analyzer and Disposable Pressure Monitoring Systems as Sources of Infection....Pages 584-586
Are the Inguinal Lymph Nodes Responsible for Infections of Angioplastic Procedures in the Groin?....Pages 587-591
The Hepatitis Risk After Operations Using Extracorporeal Circulation (ECC) — A Prospective Study....Pages 592-594
Hepatitis After Open Heart Surgery....Pages 595-600
Prophylaxis and Therapy of Graft Infection in Vascular Surgery....Pages 601-609
Front Matter....Pages 611-611
Comparative Hemodynamic Results of Medical and Surgical Therapy in Patients With Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy....Pages 613-620
Fibrin Glue for Treatment of Bleeding in Cardiac Surgery....Pages 621-624
Front Matter....Pages 611-611
Assessment of Right Ventricular Preservation During Cold Cardioplegic Arrest....Pages 625-628
A Comparision Between Myocardial Protection With Nifedipine and Other Cardioplegic Techniques....Pages 629-634
Effects of Intraaortic Ballon Counter Pulsation of Collateral Blood Flow and Infarct Size....Pages 635-639
Cardiac Valve Replacement With Pericardial Xenograft....Pages 640-644
Invited Lecture Beneficial Effects of Computer-Controlled Blood Infusion in Patients Recovering from Cardiac Surgery....Pages 645-652
Invited Lecture The Present State and Future Expectations of Surgery for Tricuspid Atresia....Pages 655-655
Experience With Palliative Surgery for Tricuspid Atresia....Pages 656-662
Repair of Aortic Coarctation in Neonates....Pages 663-666
Pacemaker Implantation in Children....Pages 667-671
Aortic Valve Replacement in Children With Rheumatic Heart Disease....Pages 672-672
The Preserved Dura Mater for Repair of Congential Cardiac Anomalies....Pages 673-674
Clinical Experience With Aortoventriculoplasty for Different Types of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (LVOTO)....Pages 675-682
Front Matter....Pages 681-681
Hemodilution in Arterial Reconstructive Surgery....Pages 685-689
Increased Calf Blood Flow and Haemoglobin Delivery Following Haemodilution in Patients With Intermittent Claudication....Pages 690-690
Thermal Entrainment of Peripheral Blood Flow....Pages 691-695
Significance of Red Cell Deformability....Pages 696-699
Extensive Vascular Surgery on Combined Aorto-iliac and Femoro-popliteal Diseases. Indications and Results....Pages 700-708
Intraoperative Monitoring, Preoperative and Intraoperative Investigation With the Aid of the Ophthalmodynamogram....Pages 709-715
The intra-arterial Permanent Perfusion With Prostaglandin E 1 for Limb Salvage in Cases With Severe Inoperable Occlusive Diseage in Stage IV....Pages 716-719
Preliminary Experience With Prostaglandins E 1 and I 2 in Peripheral Vascular Disease....Pages 720-720
Front Matter....Pages 681-681
Aortofemoropopliteal Reconstruction in One and Two Acts....Pages 723-723
Preventing and Detecting Problems With Femoro-popliteal Grafts....Pages 724-727
The Haemodynamics of the Side-to-end A-V Fistula in the Wrist....Pages 728-733
Late Results of Femoropopliteal and Femorotibial Bypasses Examined by Transvenous Xeroarteriography....Pages 734-737
Our Experiences With Surgical Treatment of the Asymptomatic Lesions of the Extracranial Cerebral Blood Vessels....Pages 738-742
Resting and Effort E.C.G. Findings in Patients With Peripheral Vascular Disease....Pages 743-743
Angiography, Ultrasound and the Vascular Surgeon....Pages 744-746
Ultrasonic Doppler Scanning and B Mode Imaging of the Carotic Artery....Pages 747-752
Anatomy and Surgical Correction of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage (TAPVD), Supracardiac Type....Pages 755-755
Truncus Arteriosus (Rastelli-McGoon Operation)....Pages 756-756
Left Atrial Tumor Simulating Mitral Stenosis Combined With Rheumatic Mitral Insufficiency — Removal of the Tumor and Heart Valve Replacement With the St. Jude Medical Prosthesis....Pages 757-757
Flow Dynamics xof the Deep Femoral Artery....Pages 758-762
Cardiac Valve Replacement Using Omniscience Pivoting Disc Prosthesis....Pages 763-763
Mitral Valve Replacement....Pages 764-764
Back Matter....Pages 765-767