Creation of an atrial septal defect for acute postperfusion right ventricular failure.
Acute postperfusion right ventricular failure following mitral and aortic valve replacement in a patient with severe double-valve incompetence secondary to endocarditis is presented. The situation was reversed by creating an atrial septal defect that decompressed the right ventricle and increased left ventricular filling pressure.
D000328:Adult; D002303:Cardiac Output, Low / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011312:Pressure