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A Hydrogel Construct and Fibrin-based Glue Approach to Deliver Therapeutics in a Murine Myocardial Infarction Model.
Published on: June 14, 2015
Postinfarction heart rupture of posterior wall repaired by covering patch
Naoyuki Kimura1, Atsushi Yamaguchi, Masashi Tanaka
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, 1-847 Amanuma-cho, Omiya, Saitama 330-0834, Japan. kimura-n@omiya.jichi.ac.jp
Abstract:
A 46-year-old man underwent emergency surgery for heart rupture after acute infarction of the posterior wall. Echocardiography revealed limited myocardial thinning, so rather than sutureless repair, a covering patch was used in view of the risk of recurrent rupture. Postoperative echocardiography showed the myocardial thinning had progressed to a wide defect, and computed tomography demonstrated that the covering patch had prevented a repeat rupture.

