Fibrin sealant for left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement.
Despite safer surgical procedures, left ventricular rupture remains a rare but potentially lethal complication of mitral valve replacement. The use of fibrin sealant has substantially improved the outcome of many difficult bleeding episodes after cardiac surgery. We describe a case of left ventricular rupture successfully treated with fibrin sealant combined with external Teflon-pledgeted sutures.
Garcia-Villarreal
Ovidio A
OA
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital of Chest and Cardiovascular Disease, Number 34, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Monterrey, Mexico. ovidio@voila.fr
Casillas-Covarrubias
Luis E
LE
D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013537:Sutures; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D015718:Fibrin Tissue Adhesive; D014014:Tissue Adhesives; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene