Summary of long term experience in acquired heart diseases surgery
In this article we discuss the results of surgical treatment in patients with different acquired heart diseases. Procedures ranged from valve reconstruction, coronary artery revascularization, surgical repair or graft repair of the thoracic aorta to hybrid surgery in patients with combined acquired heart valve diseases and coronary artery diseases. The implementation of biological grafts for aortic repair in 147 cases was successfully performed with low in-hospital mortality (9.8%). Hybrid procedures in patients older than 70 years allowed reducing hospital mortality rate in 3 times in comparison with the standard surgery: 4% vs. 12%, respectively. We developed and introduced into clinical practice the original protocol for patients with aortal valve disease and low left ventricular ejection fraction (mean - 24.3%). Due to this protocol 46 procedures were performed, in-hospital mortality was 4.4%. Cardiac surgery in patients on dialysis is one of the priorities in our practice. Our experience demonstrates that short waiting time of kidney transplantation after heart valve replacement improves long-term outcomes.