title: Intraventricular patch repair through an extended aortotomy for repeated left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement.
abstract: Posterior wall rupture of the left ventricle is a rare but lethal complication after mitral valve replacement. We treated a patient with repeated left ventricular rupture. Initially, type 1 left ventricular rupture was repaired in the intensive care unit, but persistent bleeding occurred after the repair. We treated the bleeding through an extended aortotomy and successfully repaired the repeated type 3 left ventricular rupture with bovine pericardium (Synovis Surgical Innovations Inc, St. Paul, MN).
authors: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Choung Kyu
authors: CK
authors: Park
authors: Pyo Won
authors: PW
authors: Park
authors: Ji-Hyuk
authors: JH
authors: Yang
authors: Young Tak
authors: YT
authors: Lee
authors: Kiick
authors: K
authors: Sung
authors: Wook Sung
authors: WS
authors: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous