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Sutureless repair of postinfarction cardiac rupture
J M Padró1, J M Caralps, J D Montoya
1Cardiac Surgery Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
Journal of Cardiac Surgery
|December 1, 1988
Abstract:
A 62-year-old female with a history of progressive angina experienced an acute myocardial infarction. Seven days later, cardiac rupture ensued. She underwent surgical repair without the aid of extracorporeal circulation. A Teflon patch was glued over the myocardial tear with medical adhesive. She recovered and is leading a normal life, 15 months after surgery.