Complete myocardial revascularization and sutureless technique for left ventricular free wall rupture: Clinical and echocardiographic results

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 408-412

  Leva, Cristian ^a   Bruno, Pier Giorgio ^a   Gallorini, Claudio ^a   Lazzarini, Ilaria ^a   Musazzi, Giorgio ^a   Vittonati, Luigi ^a   Rizzo, Laura ^a   Di Credico, Germano ^a  

^a Ospedale Civile di Legnano   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac rupture; Cardiac surgery; Cardiac tamponade; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR FREE WALL RUPTURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUTURE;

EID: 33746671303     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.131037     Document Type: Article

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