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. 2020 Jun;17(2):105-106.
doi: 10.5114/kitp.2020.97271. Epub 2020 Jul 20.

Incomplete myocardial rupture following inferolateral myocardial infarction

Maciej Kabaj  1 , Mikołaj Berezowski  2 , Roman Przybylski  3 , Agnieszka Witkowska  4 , Tomasz Brzostowicz  5 , Wojciech Kosmala  1
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Incomplete myocardial rupture following inferolateral myocardial infarction

Maciej Kabaj et al. Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. 2020 Jun.
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Cardiac magnetic resonance: short-axis view at the papillary muscle level (A) and 3-chamber view (B) demonstrating an incomplete wall rupture encompassing mid inferior, inferolateral and lateral segments of the left ventricle (arrows) Ao – aorta, LA – left atrium, LV – left ventricle, RV – right ventricle.
Figure 2
Figure 2
A – Intraoperative view of the area of incomplete left ventricular wall rupture covered by a thin layer of myocardium (arrows). B – Pericardial patch (Bio Integral 8 × 12 cm) fixed onto the lesion with a healthy myocardium margin using surgical glue (BioGlue, CryoLife)
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