Rupture of the right ventricular free wall after myocardial infarction.
Patient 75, years-old, with free wall rupture of the right ventricle, corrected with prolene 3.0 points anchored in bovine pericardium patch, promoting the closure of the rupture. The patient was discharged on the 59th day after surgery in good clinical ans laboratorial conditions.
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil. romulobonini@terra.com.br
Rômulo César Arnal
RC
Bonini
Vladimir Quiroga
VQ
Verazain
Ricardo M
RM
Mustafa
Yuri
Y
Neumman
Margaret
M
Assad
Henrique E
HE
Issa
Ureliano
U
Cintra
Jair J
JJ
Golghetto
D000368:Aged; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013536:Suture Techniques
D011126:Polypropylenes