Previously reported methods for the correction of tricuspid atresia involve the use of conduits
and/or valves. Since many of the younger patients will outgrow their conduits and the long …

We are not the first to attempt repair of left ventricular rupture complicating mitral valve
replacement, as 18 analogous cases have been reported earlier in the literature. Our series …

A new tilting disc valve is described. It is a free-floating delrin disc which tilts open to an
angle of 60°. The gradient is negligible and much smaller as compared with ball and non …

More than 10 years of clinical experience with 1,800 consecutive valve replacements with
the Björk-Shiley tilting disc valve were focused on improving its durability, flow dynamics …

Of 99 consecutive patients with 101 internal mammary artery grafts, 91 of 97 hospital
survivors (94%) underwent angiography 2 weeks after operation, 84 of 96 survivors (88%) …

The experience after implantation of 3,334 Björk-Shiley valves over a 15 year period is
described. With a 99.2% follow-up (covering 17,511 patient-years, mean follow-up time 6.3 …

Early patency (two weeks) of 331 aortocoronary vein grafts was 89%. Late patency (one
year) of 122 restudied grafts was 80%. A cumulative one year patency of 72% was …

We have encountered brain damage in a number of children after the clinical use of deep
hypothermia for open-heart surgery, and we therefore consider a warning shouldbe given …

THE SURGICAL TREATMENT of mitral ste-nosis has necessitated the search for improved
diagnostical methods. The direct pressure measurements in the left auricle then seems to be …

Results We have performed 142 left ventricular punctures on 137 patients. In four cases the
puncture was unsuccessful. In one of these cases the needle caused very frequent ven …