Surgical case reports
A Case of a Cardiac Re-Rupture Caused by the Removal of Pericardial Patches Late after a Sutureless Repair for a Cardiac Rupture
By Usui R, Nakata S, Kako S and 3 others.
Abstract
Introduction
Surgical treatment is the only reliable therapeutic option for a left ventricular free wall rupture (LVFWR). There are 2 major surgical techniques, namely, sutureless repair and sutured repair; a ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a late postoperative complication. We herein report a case of a re-ruptured left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after a sutureless bovine pericardial patch repair.
