Reuben Eisenstein

Left Ventricular Hemorrhagic Necrosis

ince the introduction of total cardiopulmonary bypass and the utilization of prosthetic heart valves, numerous reports have apS peared in the literature describing the clinical and hemodynamic results of their application in patients with valvular heart disease. It seems of paramount importance to review the inherent complications associated with this type of surgical intervention in hopes of determining their pathogenesis and prevention. This report is based on the review of the cardiac findings at necropsy in 31 patients who died in the early postoperative period following single or multiple valve replacement at the Presbyterian-&. Luke’s Hospital in Chicago. CLINICAL MATERIALS