Right atrial approach for repairing a posterior ventricular septal rupture: a case report.

Katsukiyo KitabayashiKeisuke MiyakeNobuo Sakagoshi

Published in: Surgical case reports (2016)

By temporally detaching the tricuspid valve leaflet, this approach provides a better view and handling space within the posterior ventricular septum than the trans-ventricular approach. Additionally, avoiding a ventricular incision can better preserve postoperative ventricular function.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
left ventricular
heart failure
mitral valve
aortic valve
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
patients undergoing