Abstract

• 164 cases of cardiovascular surgery were performed at Ewha Womans University Hospital from March 1982 to October 1987. There were 119 cases of open heart surgery and 45 cases non open heart surgery. There were 112 congenital cardiac anomalies and 50 acquired heart diseases. Congenital cardiac anomalies were 35 PDA, 29 VSD, 21 TOF, 13 ASD, 3 ECD, 2 MR and 9 other rare anomalies. Acquired heart diseases were 24 mitral valvular diseases, 7 aortic valvular diseases, 14 multiple valvular diseases and 5 other rare diseases. We had 21 operative mortalities and 18 complications.