Modified Cabrol shunt to treat left ventricular rupture

Andrew B Goldstone; Joanna Chikwe; Paul Stelzer

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.075

Modified Cabrol shunt to treat left ventricular rupture

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Jan;89(1):313-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.075.

Authors

Andrew B Goldstone¹, Joanna Chikwe, Paul Stelzer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.

PMID: 20103274
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.075

Abstract

Left ventricular rupture is a rare but potentially fatal complication of mitral valve replacement. We describe how a modified Cabrol shunt was used to address intractable hemorrhage from a left ventricular rupture after reoperative mitral valve replacement.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Echocardiography
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Rupture / diagnostic imaging
Heart Rupture / etiology
Heart Rupture / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
Heart Ventricles*
Humans
Mitral Valve Stenosis / surgery
Suture Techniques / instrumentation*