[Quality of life assessment 3 months after surgical treatment of acquired heart valve disease]. / Ocena jakosci zycia w 3 miesiace po operacji nabytych wad zastawkowych serca.

The quality of life in 114 patients with acquired heart valve disease 3 months after surgical treatment was estimated. The significant improvement of quality of life in the matter of physical, psychical and social factors after mitral, aortic and double valve replacement was noted. It was accompanied by increase of exercise capacity measured in 6-minute walk test and changing of NYHA functional classes. No correlation was found between age of patients, selected echocardiographic parameters and quality of life improvement.

[Surgical treatment of aortic valve disease in patients with severe left ventricular failure]. / Leczenie operacyjne wady lewego ujscia tetniczego u chorych z zaawansowana niewydolnoscia lewej komory.

Two patients with aortic stenosis and severe left ventricle failure who underwent aortic valve replacement with satisfactory outcome were presented. Case report.

[Iatrogenic left main coronary artery stenosis after aortic and mitral valve replacement]. / Jatrogenne zwezenie pnia lewej tetnicy wiencowej po operacji wszczepienia sztucznej zastawki w ujscie aortalne i mitralne.

A case of 48-year old patient, who developed anginal symptoms 3 months after aortic and mitral valves replacement was presented. The patient underwent coronary angiography, which revealed severe left main coronary stenosis. Successful surgery was done with grafting of left anterior descending and circumflex arteries. Opinions on etiology, diagnosis and management of this rare complication are discussed.