[Immediate results of reconstructive surgery in end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy].

First experiences with multistage surgical reconstruction of the left ventricle, heart valves and coronary arteries in patients with the end stage dilated cardiomyopathy are summarized. During the last three years operations have been made on 21 patients aged from 24 to 63, eight patients having idiopathic cardiomyopathy and 13 ischemic cardiomyopathy. They had markedly disturbed hemodynamics, ejection fraction of the left ventricle less than 30% and its diastolic diameter more than 70 mm.

[Gastrointestinal complications after aortocoronary bypass].

Under analysis are gastrointestinal complications (hemorrhage, perforation of the duodenum, acute pancreatitis) which were observed in 10 of 177 patients after aortocoronary bypass. Risk factors of these complications, their specific diagnosis, treatment and prophylactics are discussed.