Treatment of delayed rupture of the left ventricle after mitral valve replacement

Walter J Gomes; Malcolm Underwood; Raimondo Ascione; Clinton T Lloyd; Gianni D Angelini

doi:10.1590/s0066-782x2002001400012

Treatment of delayed rupture of the left ventricle after mitral valve replacement

Arq Bras Cardiol. 2002 Nov;79(5):544-9. doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2002001400012.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

Walter J Gomes¹, Malcolm Underwood, Raimondo Ascione, Clinton T Lloyd, Gianni D Angelini

Affiliation

¹ Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom. [email protected]

PMID: 12447505
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2002001400012

Abstract

Rupture of the left ventricle following mitral valve replacement is a catastrophic complication with deadly consequences. We report here the case of a 75-year-old man who underwent elective mitral valve replacement for severe mitral regurgitation. Delayed type 1 rupture of the left ventricle developed 3 hours postoperatively in the intensive care unit. A salvaging maneuver was used, which gained time, allowing reoperation and successful intraventricular repair.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Heart Rupture / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Male
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Postoperative Complications / surgery*
Reoperation
Rupture, Spontaneous