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Ann Thorac Surg 1993;55:762-763
© 1993 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Successful repair of combined ventricular septal rupture and free wall rupture

Hirofumi Ide, MD*, Takashi Ino, MD, Akihiro Mizuhara, MD, Atsushi Yamaguchi, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Omiya Medical Center, Jichi Medical School, Saitama, Japan

Accepted for publication May 15, 1992.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Ide, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Omiya Medical Center, Jichi Medical School, 1–847, Amanuma, Omiya, Saitama 330, Japan.

The successful surgical repair of combined ventricular septal perforation and free wall rupture (double rupture) after inferior myocardial infarction is reported. Extensive inferior wall infarctectomy was performed, and both defects were closed with a prosthetic patch, using a modification of the technique developed by Daggett. The patient was alive and well 1 year after operation.






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