Emergent surgical repair of left ventricular rupture after blunt chest trauma.

Nakajima, Hiroyuki; Uwabe, Kazuhiko; Asakura, Toshihisa; Yoshida, Yuzuru; Iguchi, Atsushi; Niinami, Hiroshi · Ann Thorac Surg · 2014

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 63-year-old man presented with sudden cardiac shock due to cardiac rupture after a blunt chest trauma. We emergently repaired 2 rupture sites with the sandwich technique. This technique maintained the ventricular geometry, and minimized impairment of cardiac function.

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