Intraoperative posterior left ventricular wall rupture associated with mitral valve replacement.
An unusual but often lethal complication of mitral valve replacement is rupture of the left ventricle. The two recognized types of rupture are discussed, and the literature and pathology are reviewed. It is stressed that this complication can be prevented, and the factors involved in prevention are outlined.
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery