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Case Reports
. 2008 Sep;86(3):1000-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.01.082.

Intraventricular patch repair through an extended aortotomy for repeated left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement

Choung Kyu Park  1 , Pyo Won Park, Ji-Hyuk Yang, Young Tak Lee, Kiick Sung, Wook Sung Kim
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Intraventricular patch repair through an extended aortotomy for repeated left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement

Choung Kyu Park et al. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Sep.

Abstract

Posterior wall rupture of the left ventricle is a rare but lethal complication after mitral valve replacement. We treated a patient with repeated left ventricular rupture. Initially, type 1 left ventricular rupture was repaired in the intensive care unit, but persistent bleeding occurred after the repair. We treated the bleeding through an extended aortotomy and successfully repaired the repeated type 3 left ventricular rupture with bovine pericardium (Synovis Surgical Innovations Inc, St. Paul, MN).

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