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K M Begelman

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Further decrease in subclinical hemolysis utilizing 12.7 mm tubing in the arterial roller head.

In a series of 20 consecutive perfusions done for the same surgeon, 9.54 mm tubing was used in 10 coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) procedures (Group 1), and 12.7 mm (1/2 in) internal diameter tubing was used in 8 CABG operations and 2 single valve replacements (Group 2). Extracorporeal circulation techniques were otherwise identical in all procedures. While no statistically significant differences between Group 1 and Group 2 were noted for pump time or platelet counts, it was observed that the patients undergoing perfusions with 12.7 mm internal diameter tubing showed significantly less hemolysis.

Aged

Posterior ventricular aneurysm and mitral insufficiency.

A 63 year old woman with a large true posterior ventricular aneurysm and mitral regurgitation is presented. Simple aneurysmectomy without replacement or repair of the mitral valve completely alleviated the mitral insufficiency.

Female