title: Asymptomatic Regional Thinning of Left Ventricle After Mitral Valve Replacement.
abstract: We report the successful repair of a rare case of regional thinning of the left ventricle after mitral valve replacement. An 80-year-old woman underwent prosthetic mitral valve replacement for mitral valve stenosis. Her postoperative course was uneventful; however, regional thinning of the left ventricular wall was detected on transthoracic echocardiography on postoperative day 7. We repaired the thinned area with a patch by using the felt sandwich technique. Postoperative echocardiography and computed tomography showed a successfully repaired left ventricular wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: da_nishi59@yahoo.co.jp.
authors.forename: Hidefumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kin
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shuichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takanashi
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000517:prevention & control; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014463:Ultrasonography