| Literature DB >> 28419298 |
Buqing Ni1, Xiangxiang Zheng1, Shijiang Zhang1, Yongfeng Shao1.
Abstract
Left ventricular rupture is an infrequent but potentially fatal complication of mitral valve replacement. Here, we report a case of large posterior mid-ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement, which was successfully treated by a sandwich style repair and autotransplantation.Entities:
Keywords: Cardiac autotransplantation; Left ventricular rupture; Mitral valve replacement
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28419298 DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivx089
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg ISSN: 1569-9285