title: Successful repair of left ventricular rupture after redo mitral valve replacement.
abstract: A patient with an extensive type I left ventricular rupture after a redo mitral valve replacement was successfully treated using a patch of glutaraldehyde-preserved pericardium sutured to the endocardium around the tear.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131.
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Randhawa
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Pett
mesh_terms: D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve; D010496:Pericardium; D012086:Reoperation; D013536:Suture Techniques