The surgical treatment of postinfarct aneurysms of the left ventricle

: Operations for ischemic heart disease complicated by the appearance of postinfarction left ventricular aneurysm were fulfilled on 94 patients. The modified operation after V. Dor used in 55 patients allowed fulfilling interventions on the damaged parts of the interventricular septum excluding the application of foreign patches. Intrahospital lethality was 7.6%.