Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska

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2/2013 vol. 10

CASE REPORTS
Repair of a postinfarction ventricular septal defect through the aortic opening – a case report

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2013; 10 (2): 154–157
Online publish date: 2013/07/09
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Confronting perimenopausal women’s knowledge of coronary heart disease with their health behaviours. Controversial role of hormone replacement therapy in the protection of coronary heart disease
Repairing postinfarction ventricular septal defects located in the posterobasal part of the septum is one of the most demanding procedures in cardiac surgery. In the presented case of a 63-year-old patient, an approach through the aortic valve opening was applied. The method was adopted from the field of congenital heart surgery. The presented technique may be a good alternative to the widely used approach employing posterior ventriculotomy.
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