The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages 862-868 , April 2009

Surgical repair of postinfarction ventricular septal rupture: Risk factors of early and late death

  • Runar Lundblad, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Runar Lundblad, MD, PhD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Rikshospitalet, N-0027 Oslo, Norway.
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  • Michel Abdelnoor, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Research Forum, Unit of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ullevål University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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  • Odd R. Geiran, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    • Faculty Division, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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  • Jan L. Svennevig, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
    • Faculty Division, Rikshospitalet, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Received 30 May 2008 ,Revised 20 July 2008 ,Accepted 3 September 2008.

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    Cumulative survival after repair of postinfarction ventricular septal regurgitation (VSR) in 102 patients.

    Cumulative survival after repair of postinfarction ventricular septal regurgitation (VSR) in 102 patients.

PII: S0022-5223(08)01506-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.09.008

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages 862-868 , April 2009

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