Publications by authors named "Jerzy Bobiarski"
Introduction: Cardiac surgeons are using more bioprosthetic valves due to the ageing population as well as to improvements that have been made to these implants. We sought to compare the 1-year hemodynamics of two commercially available valves by echocardiographic parameters.
Material And Methods: Retrospective review of our institutional database revealed 69 patients who received either Perimount Magna (n = 33) or St Jude Epic (n = 36) valves in the aortic position with no other valve surgery between June 2004 and March 2006.
Objective: This study examines the outcomes of mitral valve repair in a defined group of patients with mitral regurgitation caused by advanced myxomatous degeneration.
Methods: Advanced myxomatous degeneration of the mitral valve was defined as a degenerative process whereby both leaflets are voluminous and aneurysmal and the mitral annulus diameter exceeds 40 mm and has posterior displacement, as determined by means of echocardiographic analysis. Over a 16-year period, we identified 183 patients who underwent valve repair in this subgroup of myxomatous degeneration.
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate atrial humoral function and renal function after pacemaker implantation due to atrioventricular conduction disturbances. We analyzed blood atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) concentration and basic parameters of renal function within 1 month of implantation of VVI and DDD pacemakers. We evaluated correlations between blood ANP values and basic renal function parameters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Acute aortic dissection is one of the most serious life-threatening conditions, with mortality during the first 48 hours reaching 50%.
Aim: To assess short and long-term effects as well as safety of surgical treatment of aortic dissection combined with aortic valve repair.
Methods: The study group consisted of 57 patients (38 males, 19 females, mean age 47.