[Osteosynthesis with plates for full sternal dehiscence (Titanium Sternal Fixation System Synthes) -- first use in Hungary].

The prevalence of deep sternal infection after cardiac surgery is between 0,5 and 5%, with an average mortality up to 50%. The authors present the case of the rst sternal osteosynthesis carried out in Hungary after postoperative deep sternal infection. Using this orthopedic reconstructive surgical technique in this patient group, an anatomical reconstruction and reposition of the sternum is feasible.

[Early complications and their treatment after heart transplantation in Hungary--experience of the first 16 years].

Unlabelled: Heart transplantation is the most successful current long-term therapy of end stage cardiac failure.

Aim: In order to improve the results of the Hungarian heart transplantation activity, all data from the first 16 years were retrospectively examined and matched with the relevant literature.

Methods: Between January 1992 and December 2007, 127 heart transplantations were performed in 125 patients in Hungary.

[To the margin of the one hundredth Hungarian heart transplantation: an analyzing review].

On the 28th of September, 2006 was performed the one hundredth heart transplantation (HTX) at the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery of Semmelweis University in Budapest, just 15 years after the beginning of the Hungarian HTX project. This fact provides the occasion for this analyzing review. The relatively high (15.

[Case of a young woman successfully operated on for acute pulmonary embolism and right ventricular thrombus after urogenital infection].

The authors report a case of a 22-year-old women operated on for pulmonary embolism with success. The venous embolism developed in two phases one week apart. The first clinical sign was a dyspnea of abrupt onset limiting physical activity even after a mild exertion.

[Modified Jatene operation for the repair of left ventricle aneurysm].

Introduction: 134 left ventricle aneurysm operations were performed at our institute between 1993 and 2000. The original Jatene operation was modified by our workgroup: running sutures and abandoning Teflon pledges for faster operation; an additional linear closure of the remnant aneurysm above the patch to eliminate bleeding complications.

Object: The aim of this study was to describe our surgical technique, its advantages against other surgical methods in left ventricle aneurysms.

[Surgical treatment of pulmonary embolism].

The authors describe the pathology and the symptoms of pulmonary embolism with possible therapies, including thrombolysis and suction extraction. We performed two successful operations and after the examination of the data of the literature we think that in most patients the conditions for immediate surgery are not present. After the acute period, when the cardio-respiratory status is stabile, pulmonary embolectomy can result in complete recovery.