Abstract:We report a series of 21 consecutive patients undergoing combined multiple valve procedures and myocardial revascularisation between 1978 and 1988. There were 11 females and 10 males with a mean age of 58.5 (+/- 5.7) years. All patients were in NYHA Class 2 or more and 12 patients (57%) had angina. The mean left ventricular segment score was 7.9 (+/- 3.3). Five patients had undergone previous cardiac surgery. In all patients the aetiology of the valvular dysfunction was rheumatic. The first patient in the seri… Show more
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