Heart rupture repair during huge mediastinal mass resection – case report

Abstract Background Ventricular rupture is rarely described in the literature outside the context of myocardial infarction, infection or neoplasm. It is associated with a high mortality rate due to late presentation and delayed surgical intervention, which involves sutureless or sutured techniques....

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Main Authors: Riad Abdel Jail, Mohamad K. Abou Chaar, Obada Al-Qudah, Khalil Abu Zahra, Maysa Al-Hussaini, Azza Gharaibeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01209-9