title: Transatrial Approach for the Repair of the Posterior Post-Infarct Ventricular Septal Rupture.
abstract: Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a disastrous mechanical complication of myocardial infarction. Although several surgical interventions have been developed, mortality due to surgical management remains high, especially in the case of posterior VSR. We report a successful case of repair of posterior VSR using an alternative transatrial approach to avoid the complications related to ventricular incision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sunkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Wook Sung
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Myocardial infarction; Ventricular septal rupture