Sutureless double-patch-and-glue technique for repair of subacute left ventricular wall rupture after myocardial infarction

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 836-837

  Alamanni, Francesco ^a   Fumero, Andrea ^a   Parolari, Alessandro ^a   Trabattoni, Piero ^a   Cannata, Aldo ^a   Berti, Gianluca ^a   Biglioli, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART RUPTURE; HUMAN; PERICARDIOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035497354     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2001.115415     Document Type: Article

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