title: [Operative and long term results in 52 patients operated on for chronic postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm (author's transl)].
abstract: Operative and late post-operative results in 52 patients undergoing operation for chronic postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm are described. Aneurysm resection was performed in 33 patients. This procedure was combined with myocardial revascularization by means of insertion of a venous aorto-coronary by-pass graft in 14 cases. Hospital mortality for the total group was 3,8% (2 deaths). Surviving patients were followed-up 3 to 66 months. Two late deaths occurred. Clinical and functinal improvement occurred in the majority of surviving patients. The impact of simultaneous aorto-coronary by-pass grafting on operative results is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality
vernacular_title: Risultati immediati e a distanza in 52 pazienti sottoposti ad intervento per aneurisma cronico postinfartuale del ventricolo sinistro