[Surgical correction of infrarenal abdominal aorta aneurysms].

The authors compare various surgical strategies of infrarenal abdominal aorta aneurysm (IAAA) repair based on the experience of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Urban Clinical Hospital No.81. Total 198 patients underwent aneurysm resection and grafting through conventional (90) or minilaparotomy (108) approaches.

[Prevalence and influence of risk factors on coronary shunting operations in patients with aterosclerosis of abdominal aorta and peripheral vessels].

Retrospective study analysis concerning the prevalence of risk factors for unfavorable outcomes after coronary operations in patients with peripheral arterial atherosclerosis is presented. Meta-analysis of individual risk factors was carried out. Frequency of complications after coronary shunting in patients with various concomitant diseases is evaluated.

[Algorithm of cardiac risk assessment before vascular surgery].

to detect the informative value of algorithm of cardiac risk assessment recommended by American Heart Association compared with original standard enlarged protocol. Overall 456 patients underwent vascular operations. First group consisted of 198 patients who were examined according original enlarged protocol; other 258 patients (2nd group) were examined with AHA protocol.

[Technical features of aneurysm resection and abdominal aorta reconstruction from mini-approach].

Experience of surgical treatment of infrarenal aortic aneurysm from mini-approach at 42 patients is analyzed. Techniques of mini-invasive surgery, tactical aspects are described. Peri- and postoperative data at study group were compared with ones at control group consisted of 42 patients who underwent reconstructive operation on abdominal aorta with traditional median laparotomy.

[Metha-analysis of results of stress-tests application in patients before the operations on peripheral vessels and abdominal aorta].

Results of meta-analysis of 90 publications concerning cardiac stress-tests carried out to patients before operations on vessels and abdominal aorta are presented; 11,778 patients were included in the system review. On the basis of literary data advantages and disadvantages of diverse diagnostic tests and contra-indications to them were analyzed. Findings prove that pharmacological stress-tests have the highest sensitivity and specificity.