Salvage Third-Patch Repair for Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture After Double-Patch Septal Reconstruction

Shun Iwai1, Shin Yajima1, Daisuke Yoshioka1

  • 1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Osaka, Suita, Japan.

Summary

Ventricular septal perforation (VSP) after heart attack is rare. A complex VSP with dissection required a novel double-patch repair, with a third patch preventing rupture, preserving heart function.

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