Post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect. Is it better to operate on a fresh infarction or to wait? A case study.
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The authors present case studies of two patients, aged 76 and 77, who were diagnosed with fresh post-myocardial infarction ventricular septal defects (VSD) and were admitted for urgent surgical intervention. The report is a comment in the discussion concerning the optimal time for surgical intervention.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Kardiochirurgia i torakochirurgia polska = Polish journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
دوره 13 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016