Repair of postinfarction ventricular septal defect through the right atrium.
Repair of post infarction posterior ventricular septal defect has generally been performed with a ventriculotomy through the infarcted zone. This approach has a significant mortality and morbidity due to haemorrhage, extension of infarction or further compromise of ventricular function secondary to suture placement. We present a case with delayed repair of a post infarction posterior septal defect using a right atrial approach, where no discrete infarct or other abnormality of the free ventricular wall was found.
Cicekcioglu
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Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic Kizilay Sokak, Ankara, Turkey.
Tutun
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Demirtas
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Aksoyek
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Babaroglu
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Parlar
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AI
Katircioglu
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D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006325:Heart Atria; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D012421:Rupture; D013536:Suture Techniques