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Repair of late left ventricular rupture after repeat mitral valve replacement
F Nomura1, K Taniguchi, K Kadoba
1First Department of Surgery, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
Abstract:
Late rupture of the left ventricle after repeat MVR was successfully repaired by patch closure through the right atrium. We recommend early elective repair of such lesions before cardiac function is compromised.