[Mitral valve replacement in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy].

Objective: To analyze the incidence and causes of mitral valve replacement in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).

Material And Methods: There were 172 patients (98 women and 74 men) with obstructive HCM and severe mitral valve insufficiency between November 2017 and May 2023. All patients complained of chronic heart failure NYHA class III.

[In-hospital and mid-term results of aortic root remodeling and aortic valve annuloplasty in patients with aortic root aneurysm and no severe aortic valve disease].

Objective: To analyze early and mid-term results of aortic root remodeling with aortic valve annuloplasty in patients with aortic root aneurysm and no severe aortic valve disease.

Material And Methods: There were 33 patients with connective tissue dysplasia, aneurysm of aortic root and/or ascending aorta and aortic regurgitation between September 2019 and December 2022. All patients underwent aortic root remodeling with aortic valve annuloplasty.

Transesophageal vs. intracardiac echocardiographic screening in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation with uninterrupted rivaroxaban.

Background: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) routinely undergo different imaging modalities for the evaluation of the left atrial (LA) appendage to rule out thrombus prior to the AF ablation procedure. Recently, uninterrupted novel oral anticoagulants were introduced for patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation to minimize the peri-procedural thromboembolism risk. We performed a retrospective analysis to evaluate the safety of uninterrupted rivaroxaban and whether transesophageal (TEE) or intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is necessary for patients undergoing AF ablation.

[ASSESSMENT OF LIVER FUNCTION WITH TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY HEART SURGERY WITH CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS].

Aim Of The Study: evaluation of arterial and venous liver circulation during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) using the method of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).

Materials And Methods: 62 patients undergoing reconstructive cardiac surgery with CPB were analyzed. During all the stages of treatment we performed monitoring of mean arterial pressure, heart rate and central venous pressure.