Right ventricular dysplasia may pose risk of ventricular rupture after cardiac operations.
We report the second case of rupture of the right ventricle secondary to right ventricular dysplasia after an otherwise uneventful coronary bypass graft operation. This suggests that right ventricular dysplasia may be a risk factor for ventricular rupture after cardiac operations.
Asplund
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SL
Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio 44195, USA.
Taylor
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PC
Ratliff
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D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000209:etiology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors