Subacute left ventricular free wall rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction: Successful surgical repair with a sutureless technique

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 627-630

  Lijoi, A ^a   Scarano, F ^a   Parodi, E ^a   Dottori, V ^a   Secchi, G L ^a   Delfino, R ^a   Tallone, M ^b   Venere, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Divisione di Medicina   (Italy)

Author keywords

Left ventricular free wall, rupture; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; POLITEF;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADHESIVES; AGED; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; SUTURES; VENTRICULAR SEPTAL RUPTURE;

EID: 0030462658     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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