Abstract

297 cases of military personnel and 7 cases of civilian were operated in K.A.F.C.H. from January 1982 to October 1988 due to cardiovascular disease, which consist of 202 cases [66.4%] of vascular disease, 91 cases [29.9%] of cardiac disease, and 11 cases [3.6%] of pericardial disease. Mean age was 25.8*7.2[2S.D.] year of age and nearly all patients were male except 4 cases of female patient in civilian. Of the 253 cases [83.2%] of acquired disease, vascular diseases were 149 cases [583%], traumatic cardiovascular 54 [21.3%], cardiac 40 [15.8%], and pericardial 10 [4.0%]. Of the 51 cases [16.8%] of congenital diseases, cardiac anomalies were 48 cases [94.1%], vascular 2 [3.9%] and pericardial 1 [2.0%]. Open heart surgery was done in 83 cases of cardiac disease, which consists of 39 cases [46.9%] of valvular heart disease, 22 cases [26.59o] of ASD, 14 cases [16.9%] of VSD, 2 cases [2.4%] of partial ECD, and so on. Of the 6 cases [2.0%] of over-all mortality, operative death in open heart surgery was 4 cases[4.8%].

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