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Repair of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture with a tailored, 3-dimensional patch
Hitoshi Fujiwara1, Takahiko Sugano, Takeshi Someya
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Musashino-shi, Tokyo, 180-8610, Japan. fujih@musashino.jrc.or.jp
Texas Heart Institute Journal
|April 6, 2004
Abstract:
We modified the technique of patch repair for postinfarction ventricular septal rupture by beginning with a larger-than-needed circular patch and later trimming it into a 3-dimensional patch to match the size of the exclusion area. This technique makes it easier to determine the optimal size for the patch, and the completed 3-dimensional shape fits well inside of the left ventricle.