title: Successful repair of late left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement.
abstract: Ventricular rupture is a dreaded complication of mitral valve replacement. Herein are reported two cases of late left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement at 10 and 48 days, respectively, after the initial surgery. Both ventricular ruptures were successfully repaired, one through an internal and one an external approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Digonnet
authors.forename: Erwan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flecher
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aubert
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pavie
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation