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The investigation objective was to improve the immediate results of surgical treatment of the aortal valve failure, applying minimization of operative trauma and, accordingly, rapid functional rehabilitation of patients. The aortal valve prosthesis, using minimally invasive access, was conducted in 44 patients. There was proved, that conduction of ministernotomy for strict indications is effective and have significant advantages, com' paring with classic median sternotomy, because it provides minimal surgical trauma, preservation of the thoracic cage frame, and better cosmetic effect.

Surgical treatment of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome during plastic operations in patients with Ebstein's anomaly.

Objective: Ebstein's anomaly is the most common pathology associated with the accessory conduction pathways.

Methods: From January 1990 to August 1999 48 patients underwent surgical repair of Ebstein's anomaly by various plastic techniques. The pathways were identified and characterized at preoperative electrophysiologic mapping in 17 (34.

Access control for electronic patient records.

The transition from hardcopy records to electronic records is in the forefront for healthcare today. For healthcare facilities, a major issue is determining who can access patients' medical information and how access to this information can be controlled. There are three components to access control: identification, authentication and authorization.

Aortic aneurysms at the site of the repair of coarctation of the aorta: a review of 48 patients.

Background: Study of the long-term results from 1 to 24 years after coarctation of the aorta repair in 891 patients showed that in 48 (5.4%, Mean age, 30.9 +/- 1.

[The surgical treatment of an aortic aneurysm following a prior correction of its coarctation].

In a group of 381 patients who were operated on for coarctation of the aorta 34 (8.9%) were found to have an aneurysm of the aorta in the zone of the correction in the late-term postoperative period. The frequency of aneurysm formation was greater in patients with flap plastics.