[Determinants factors of hospital morbidity and mortality after reintervention of valve replacement].

Background: Valve surgery involves valvular substitutes that expose to different types of complications that can lead to re subsequent interventions.

Aim: was to identify the predictors factors of in-hospital morbidity and mortality of re interventions after valve replacement.

Methods: Retrospective study of 73 consecutive patients who underwent a re valve replacement between 1985 and 2010 in the Cardiovascular Surgical department of La Rabta hospital.

[Konno aortoventriculoplasty: indications and results. 13 cases].

Background: Konno procedure is used to enlarge the aortic root and increase the size of the aortic valve implanted.

Aim: The aim of this study is to present the indications of the Konno procedure in congenital and acquired aortic lesions, in young patients with normal or hypoplastic aortic annulus or adults with small aortic annulus.

Methods: We reported our experience of this technique with a retrospective study of 13 patients operated on between 1998 and 2004.

[Veinous thrombectomy. Six case reports].

The aim of this study is to raise up the effect of surgical thrombectomy among other alternative therapies. This retrospective study reports 6 patients (mean age 63 years) admitted with phlegmasia cerulea dolens. All patients underwent surgical venous thrombectomy associated with infracava filter insertion in 2 cases.

[Relevant factors in mitral valve reconstructive surgery. Report of 150 cases].

150 patients had mitral valve repair for mitral valve incompetence. There were 57 males and 93 females with a mean age of 22 years, 39% were less than 15 years of age. 60% of the patients were in Class II NYHA and 40% in Class III and IV.