Repair of the difficult ventriculotomy.
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Abstract
A technique is described that allows the surgeon to repair the difficult ventriculotomy associated with early surgical treatment of myocardial infarction. Complications that occur as a result of suturing the friable myocardium can be avoided using both internal and external repair.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Heart Aneurysm
- Myocardial Infarction
- Polyethylene Terephthalates
- Prostheses and Implants