Acute right ventricular failure during aortic root replacement: intraoperative diagnosis and treatment.
The scope of this article is to report on a patient who underwent a Bentall procedure for type A aortic dissection. Right ventricular (RV) failure developed immediately after completion of the operation. The etiology was determined by using transit time flow measurement (TTFM), an ultrasound-based technique which demonstrated the absence of blood flow to the right coronary artery. This allowed for early and effective treatment, which was followed by a successful outcome.
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Department of Anesthesiology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Florida 33136, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D018497:Ventricular Dysfunction, Right / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*