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Proposal of a new classification: "sealed type" postinfarction left ventricular free wall rupture.

Keiji UchidaShota YasudaTomoki ChoYoshiyuki KobayashiAtsushi MatsumotoYusuke MatsukiTomoyuki MinamiKeiichiro KasamaDaisuke MachidaShinichi Suzuki
Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2021)
Sixty percent of postinfarction ventricular free wall rupture was the sealed type. Median sternotomy and sutureless repair with postoperative IABP support were reliable treatments. Subxiphoid drainage and strict blood pressure control with IABP may be acceptable surgical strategies in elderly, frail patients.
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