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Pericardial Patch Repair of Aortic Cusp Perforation Caused by Cardiac Catheterization
Author(s) -
DENYER MICHAEL H.,
ELLIOTT CHARLES M.,
ROBICSEK FRANCIS
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1988.tb00233.x
Subject(s) - medicine , perforation , cardiac catheterization , cusp (singularity) , cardiology , aortic valve insufficiency , surgery , aortic valve , punching , materials science , geometry , mathematics , metallurgy
A bstract A case of acquired aortic insufficiency due to perforation of the aortic leaflet at the time of the diagnostic heart catheterization is presented. The situation was remedied by repairing the perforated leaflet using a pericardial patch.