Postoperative RD(0.5) (Delta Creat >0.5 mg/dl) occurs in 15% of vascular patients and carries a bad prognosis. Preoperative renal insufficiency and factors related to the complexity of surgery are the main predictors of renal dysfunction.
Brief communications 8 5 3We conclude that aortic valvuloplasty with an isolated triangular resection of the prolapsing cusp is an easy and effective technique for the treatment of the aortic insufficiency in children with VSD.
The absence of any major permanent neurologic deficit or any visceral damages in our patients suggests that continuous moderate hypothermic cerebral perfusion, with an interval of circulatory arrest of the lower body, is adequate for acute type A aortic dissection surgery, allowing safe open repair of the distal aortic arch.
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