title: Management of difficult coronary sinus rupture.
abstract: A technique of handling severe coronary sinus rupture when direct suture repair or pericardial patch techniques have failed is described. A pericardial patch is sewn over the coronary sinus with running 5-0 Prolene suture, and an 8-mm thin-walled Gore-Tex conduit then is constructed between the patch and the right atrium to decompress the repair and allow an alternative route for coronary sinus return to the right atrium.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA 19141.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012421:Rupture / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins / Q000293:injuries