[Postinfarction ventricular septal defect. Surgical approach by right ventriculotomy in 4 patients].
Ventricular septal defect secondary to myocardial infarction still have high mortality. Early and swift surgical repair is needed to obtain adequate results. Surgical exposure of defect through the infarcted left ventricle wall is the usual technique. Nevertheless right ventricular access to the interventricular septum has given excellent results on 4 of our patients. Our results are analyzed.
Barriuso
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Servicio de Cirugía Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Barcelona.
Ninot
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Naja
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Cartañá
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Acosta
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Mestres
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Mulet
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D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Comunicación interventricular postinfarto agudo de miocardio. Abordaje quirúrgico por ventriculotomía derecha con éxito en 4 pacientes.