Repair of the difficult ventriculotomy.
A technique is described that allows the surgeon to repair the difficult ventriculotomy associated with early surgical treatment of myocardial infarction. Complications that occur as a result of suturing the friable myocardium can be avoided using both internal and external repair.
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Department of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston 77225.
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates