Impact of pulmonary hypertension on early hemodynamics, morbidity and mortality after orthotopic heart transplantation. A single center study.

Aims: To determine the effect of pre-existing pulmonary hypertension (PHT) on early hemodynamics, morbidity and mortality after heart transplantation (HTx).

Methods: Data were prospectively collected from 149 patients, who underwent HTx between January 2000 and December 2007. The subjects were divided into 3 groups: Group A (n=84) without PTH, group B (n=50) with mild to moderate PTH and group C (n=15) with severe PTH.

[Should fiber gastroscopy be standard in preoperative examinations for cardiac surgery?].

Unlabelled: We introduced a gastrofibroscopy into a standard preoperative protocol for all patients indicated to the cardiac surgery.

Aim Of The Study: Validation of our protocol.

Material And Methods: 957 consecutive patients operated on from May 1995 to January 2002 were divided to group A--gastrofibroscopy only for patients with positive history or clinical signs of peptic ulcer (151 pts.

[Surgical treatment of renal carcinoma and thrombosis of the inferior vena cava].

Introduction: In Slovakia every year some 600 renal carcinomas are diagnosed. This number includes 5 to 10% carcinomas with a tumours thrombus is the renal vein or inferior vena cava. The objective of the present work is to describe diagnostic and surgical methods is patients with this disease.

[Removal of the intravenous pacing system using the inflow occlusion technique].

Infection of the stimulative system with a septic state or endocarditis is the ultimate requirement for the extraction of intravenous parts of the implanted stimulative system. The extraction performed by the classical method or by means of catheter does not have to be necessarily successful. The use of extracorporeal circulation is optimal for the surgeon, however, it is expensive and not indifferent for the patient.

[Late postoperative complications after primary treatment of aortic coarctation].

During the period between 1963 and 1988, 343 patients were operated due to aortic coarctation. 14 patients (4%) were necessarily reoperated for late postoperative complications. In 3 cases (0.