resorcin/infarction

BACKGROUND Early surgical repair of postinfarction ventricular septal defect has improved early mortality rate. Mortality remains high in patients presenting within 1 week of infarction, or when rupture has occurred in the inferior part of the septum. METHODS We describe a surgical technique for

Left ventricular free wall rupture after myocardial infarction has a high mortality. Suturing techniques of repair may be technically difficult and require cardiopulmonary bypass. We report a case of left ventricular rupture in a 47 year old man managed off pump employing a sutureless technique with

BACKGROUND Residual shunting and mortality are problems associated with current surgical repair techniques for post-infarction ventricular septal defects. METHODS We describe the mid-term results of the "sandwich technique" to repair a post-infarction ventricular septal defect (VSD), performed via a

A left ventricular (LV) free wall rupture is a highly lethal condition. A 78-year-old female, who collapsed while riding a bike, was admitted to our emergency service 7 days after experiencing chest pain. During admission, she had cardiopulmonary arrest. Though cardiopulmonary resuscitation was

OBJECTIVE We report a rare, rapid, huge formation of the left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after sutureless repair with GRF glue. METHODS The case was a 70-year-old male, who received an emergency operation for a subacute left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR) complicated by acute myocardial

A 73-year-old woman with acute myocardial infarction (Seg. 6: 100%) was admitted to our hospital. She underwent percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTCA) and stent insertion to Seg. 6 on that day and anticoagulant therapy with urokinase and heparin was started in CCU. On the 4th day, chest pain

A 65-year-old woman presenting with a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm 27 months after sutureless repair of a subacute left ventricular free wall rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction is described. An autologous pericardial patch and gelatin resorcin formaldehyde (GRF) glue were used in

OBJECTIVE In acute type A dissection long-term results of conservative aortic root surgery were compared with the outcome of primary valve and/or root replacement. METHODS Between 1985 and 1995, 199 patients (mean age 59 years, 154 men) were operated on. The aortic root was involved in the

We report 2 cases in which the double patch technique was used to repair an anterior postinfarction ventricular septal defect. To do this, we modified infarct exclusion as follows: In addition to a conventional patch excluding the infarcted muscle, another small patch is used to directly close the