Left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement

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Case Report | Volume 5 Issue 1 (, 1999) | Pages 10 - 15

Left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement

M J Reardon

G V Letsou

P R Reardon

J C Baldwin

Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.

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PMID : -8834718

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Jan. 19, 1996

Abstract

Left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement is an unusual and often lethal complication. Despite being well described since the initial description in 1967 by Roberts, this catastrophic complication still occurs. A recent case of a delayed Type III rupture is presented. The pathology and repair of the three recognized types of rupture are reviewed and the preventive measures discussed.

How to cite: Reardon, M. J., Letsou, G. V., Reardon, P. R., & Baldwin, J. C. (1996). Left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement. The Journal of heart valve disease, 5(1), 10–15.

Keywords

Type III Rupture

Complication

Roberts' Syndrome

Pathology

Repair

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