Left ventricular rupture after mitral surgery: repair by patch and sealing.
Ventricular wall rupture after mitral valve replacement is an infrequent but dreaded complication. We have experienced this problem in two separate instances of type III left ventricular rupture and report the successful repair by a novel technique with the use of a new sealant, the AdvaSeal (FocalSeal), in a sandwitch repair procedure.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Lainz, Austria. rfasol@imc-hospital.com
Roland
R
Fasol
Thomas
T
Wild
Salah
S
El Dsoki
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014014:Tissue Adhesives