Surgery of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture: the effect of David infarct exclusion versus Daggett direct septal closure on early and late outcomes.

Objective: David infarct exclusion and Daggett direct septal closure are alternative techniques to repair postinfarction ventricular septal rupture. The aim of the present study was to compare the 2 methods with regard to postoperative morbidity, 30-day mortality, and long-term survival.

Methods: From May 1981 to December 2010, 110 patients underwent surgery for postinfarction ventricular septal rupture.

Surgical repair of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture: risk factors of early and late death.

Objective: The aim of the study was to identify risk factors of early and late death after surgical repair of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture.

Methods: During a 25-year period, from May 1981 to August 2006, 102 patients underwent repair of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture. Data were collected on clinical, angiographic, and echocardiographic findings; operative procedures; early morbidity; and survival time.

Twenty-five-year experience with the Medtronic-Hall valve prosthesis in the aortic position: a follow-up cohort study of 816 consecutive patients.

Background: The Medtronic-Hall valve was developed and for the first time implanted in Oslo, Norway, in 1977. A total of 1104 patients received this valve at Rikshospitalet from 1977 to 1987. In the present study, we followed up on all 816 patients undergoing aortic valve replacement over a 25-year period.

Surgery for left ventricular aneurysm: early and late survival after simple linear repair and endoventricular patch plasty.

Objective: Simple linear resection and endoventricular patch plasty are alternative techniques to repair postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm. The aim of the study was to compare these 2 methods with regard to early mortality and long-term survival.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 159 patients undergoing operations between 1989 and 2003.

Repair of left ventricular aneurysm: surgical risk and long-term survival.

Background: The aim of the study was to identify predictors for survival after repair of postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 149 patients who had an operation for postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm between 1989 and 2001. The following variables were recorded: preoperative clinical, angiographic, and echocardiographic findings and operative procedures.

Sternal wound closure in patients undergoing open-heart surgery: a prospective randomized study comparing intracutaneous and zipper techniques.

Objective: A prospective, randomized study was undertaken to compare a non-invasive surgical zipper to intracutaneous suture closure in open-heart surgery with respect to postoperative wound infection rate and cosmetic results.

Methods: A total number of 300 patients were included in the study, of which 150 had their skin wound closed with zipper and 150 with intracutaneous suture. The end-points were superficial and deep sternal wound infections within 6 weeks postoperatively.

Continued symptomatic improvement three to five years after transmyocardial revascularization with CO(2) laser: a late clinical follow-up of the Norwegian Randomized trial with transmyocardial revascularization.

Objectives: The goals of this study were to assess late clinical outcome and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) after transmyocardial revascularization with CO(2) laser (TMR).

Background: During the 1990s TMR emerged as a treatment option for patients with refractory angina not eligible for conventional revascularization. Few reports exist on clinical effects and LVEF >3 years after TMR.