The heart after surgery for XXXX .

@entity1 @entity340 @entity5509 @entity3886 @entity215 @entity1699 @entity1757 @entity3885 @entity260 @entity474 @entity299 @entity583 @entity472 @entity943 @entity1002
The pathology of the heart following surgical correction for @entity299 has not been fully explored. This study is based on @entity472 , @entity474 , @entity3886 , and @entity215 . Emphasis has been put on preexistent gross pathology, with histological verification, and @entity260 . Among @entity1 with @entity472 preexistent anomalies dominated ( @entity1002 , mitral @entity340 , @entity1002 ). The findings suggest that the cases represent an extreme within a spectrum and could explain the late postoperative dismal results in @entity1 suffering from @entity1699 . In @entity1 with @entity474 the important pathology related predominantly to the operative procedure (injury to the @entity5509 , patch dehiscence at the site of the atrioventricular node, inadequate repair of the left @entity340 ) and to @entity3885 . In @entity3886 , with or without @entity1757 , technical problems dominated. Obstruction of the systemic and pulmonic venous pathways, @entity943 , and @entity340 were the most serious complications following Mustard's procedure. The Rastelli-type procedure was complicated by degeneration and calcification of the porcine valve and crowding of the left ventricle. The arterial switch was complicated by abnormal origin and course of the left circumflex artery, which led to kinking and @entity583 . In @entity215 (injury to the @entity5509 and the tricuspid valve) were the most important. The study discloses that the heart after surgery for @entity299 cannot be considered without taking preexistent pathology into account. Careful preoperative investigations are mandatory, since most anomalies could have been detected and, hence, might have changed the operative result.
