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Reduction in Left Ventricular Wall Stress and Improvement in Function in Failing Hearts using Algisyl-LVR
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Postinfarction right ventricular wall dissection with left-to-right shunting
Homare Okamura1, Mamoru Arakawa1, Taro Takeuchi1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nerima Hikarigaoka Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
|October 6, 2018
Summary
Ventricular septal rupture after heart attack is rare but deadly. This case report details a patient with right ventricular free wall dissection successfully treated with patch repair.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Cardiac Surgery
Background:
- Ventricular septal rupture (VSR) is a rare, fatal complication of acute myocardial infarction (MI).
- VSR can rarely extend into the right ventricular free wall, causing intramyocardial dissection.
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