[Reversible graft dysfunction after cardiac transplantation].

The authors report 3 cases of major graft dysfunction after cardiac transplantation which recovered completely with biventricular mechanical assistance in 4 to 8 days. All three cases were primary biventricular graft failures in patients with normal preoperative pulmonary resistances. These early dysfunctions (with no signs of myocardial infarction on electro- or echocardiography and in the absence of abnormal increased peri-operative enzyme levels) associated with total functional recovery conforming to the definition of the phenomenon of myocardial stunning.

[Thoracic aortic aneurysm in Marfan syndrome].

Thoracic aortic aneurysms are the main cardiovascular complication of Marfan's syndrome. Elastic tissue dystrophy of the ascending aorta is responsible for appearances of cystic medial necrosis in the major forms. Dilatation of the ascending aorta is progressive with time.