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SUBMITTER: Bergman R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4177065 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bergman Remco R Jainandunsing Jayant S JS Woltersom Bozena D BD den Hamer Inez J IJ Natour Ehsan E
Journal of cardiothoracic surgery 20140902
Treatment of left ventricle wall rupture is very challenging, ruptured myocardial tissue is usually of poor quality and has a high risk of total rupture when being sutured. Furthermore, rapid decision-making is needed under stressful conditions. We present a series of three cases demonstrating the feasibility of using only hemostatic collagen sponges for the management of left ventricle wall rupture. All patients we Caucasian males, two patients were 65 years and one patient was 67 years old at ...[more]