Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (May 2006)

Sutureless off-pump repair of post-infarction left ventricular free wall rupture

  • Butler Rob,
  • Heber Mary,
  • Satur Christopher MR,
  • Chaudhry Samena,
  • Vohra Hunaid A,
  • Ridley Paul D

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-1-11
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 1
p. 11

Abstract

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Abstract 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 Gelatine-Resorcin-Formalin glue and bovine pericardial patches.