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Patch closure through the right atrium successfully repaired late left ventricular rupture after repeat mitral valve replacement.
Late left ventricular rupture after repeat mitral valve replacement can be successfully repaired by patch closure through the right atrium, prompting recommendations for early elective repair.
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May support transatrial patch repair in rare late LV rupture cases; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Late rupture of the left ventricle after repeat MVR was successfully repaired by patch closure through the right atrium. We recommend early elective repair of such lesions before cardiac function is compromised.
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Fumikazu Nomura (1997) studied this question. Patch closure through the right atrium successfully repaired late left ventricular rupture after repeat mitral valve replacement.
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