Key result
Autologous glutaraldehyde-stiffened pericardial patch with fibrin glue successfully treats postinfarction LV free wall rupture.
Case Report (n=1)
Demonstrates a successful surgical approach for postinfarction left ventricular free wall rupture using a glutaraldehyde stiffened pericardial patch and fibrin glue.
May support stiffened pericardial patch repair in postinfarction LV free wall rupture; hypothesis-generating case report requiring prospective validation.
A case of postinfarction left ventricular free wall rupture is successfully treated. Prompt diagnosis was provided by echocardiography and an emergency operation was carried out. Following sternotomy, hemodynamic stabilization was obtained by gradually evacuating blood from the pericardium, while the femoral vessels were cannulated and the extracorporeal circulation was established. An autologous glutaraldehyde stiffened pericardial patch was sealed over the infarcted area using fibrin glue and fixed with a running suture on the surrounding healthy myocardium.
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Zogno et al. (1991) conducted a case report in Postinfarction left ventricular free wall rupture (n=1). Surgical repair using an autologous glutaraldehyde stiffened pericardial patch sealed with fibrin glue was evaluated on Successful treatment. Surgical repair using an autologous glutaraldehyde stiffened pericardial patch sealed with fibrin glue successfully treated a case of postinfarction left ventricular free wall rupture.
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