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Successful repair of left ventricular rupture after redo mitral valve replacement |
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| Authors: | J S Dhillon G K Randhawa S B Pett |
| Affiliation: | Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131. |
| Abstract: | A patient with an extensive type I left ventricular rupture after a redo mitral valve replacement was successfully treated using a patch of glutaraldehyde-preserved pericardium sutured to the endocardium around the tear. |
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