Modified double patch repair with infarct exclusion technique for ventricular septal perforation: a case study

Abstract Background Ventricular septal perforation (VSP) after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is accompanied by the worsening of rapid hemodynamics, resulting in a poor prognosis. In our department, infarct lesions are preoperatively detected with electrocardiogram (ECG)-synchronized contrast com...

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Main Authors: Takuma Yamasaki, Shuhei Fujita, Yuji Kaku, Junko Katagiri, Takeshi Hiramatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0708-7