Repair of left ventricular rupture in a patient with mitral annular calcification.
Left ventricular free wall rupture is a complication following acute myocardial infarction or mitral valve replacement. We report the case of a 56-year-old female patient with idiopathic left ventricular rupture confirmed by contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT). CT also showed no coronary artery obstruction and severe mitral annular calcification. Left ventricular rupture was successfully repaired internally with bovine pericardium. Mitral valve replacement with annular decalcification was also performed.
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Ken
K
Okamoto
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Hirokazu
H
Tazume
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Ayumi
A
Koga
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Toshihiro
T
Fukui
D000818:Animals; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Left ventricular rupture; Mitral annular calcification; Mitral valve replacement