title: Left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement.
abstract: Left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement is an unusual and often lethal complication. Despite being well described since the initial description in 1967 by Roberts, this catastrophic complication still occurs. A recent case of a delayed Type III rupture is presented. The pathology and repair of the three recognized types of rupture are reviewed and the preventive measures discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Reardon
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Letsou
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Reardon
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Baldwin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*