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Ann Thorac Surg
; 112(5): e377-e380, 2021 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1474341
ABSTRACT
Postinfarction ventricular septal rupture (VSR) represents a well-known mechanical complication of myocardial infarction, determining cardiogenic shock with high mortality rates. Surgical correction requires significant expertise to avoid cardiac rupture, uncontrollable bleeding, residual shunts, heart failure, and death. In the last year, we observed a substantial increase of VSR at our hospital, related to the delayed presentation of people with acute chest pain to the emergency departments during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. We discuss our innovative triple-layer patch technique in a recent consecutive series of 8 patients. This technique proved effective in all patients, with no residual shunt or cardiac rupture.
Subject(s)
COVID-19/epidemiology , Cardiac Surgical Procedures/methods , Prostheses and Implants , Ventricular Septal Rupture/surgery , Aged , Comorbidity , Female , Humans , Male , Pandemics , Risk Factors , Ventricular Septal Rupture/diagnosis , Ventricular Septal Rupture/epidemiology
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JTCVS Tech
; 4: 50-54, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-957490
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Ann Thorac Surg
; 111(2): 737-738, 2021 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-640761