Rupture of the left ventricular free wall following mitral valve replacement for mitral stenosis: A cause of complete (fatal) or contained (false aneurysm) cardiac rupture | Zendy

Waller Bruce F. | Zendy; Taliercio Charles P. | Zendy; Clark Michael | Zendy; Pless John E. | Zendy

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Rupture of the left ventricular free wall following mitral valve replacement for mitral stenosis: A cause of complete (fatal) or contained (false aneurysm) cardiac rupture

Author(s) -

Waller Bruce F.,

Taliercio Charles P.,

Clark Michael,

Pless John E.

Publication year - 1991

Publication title -

clinical cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263

H-Index - 72

eISSN - 1932-8737

pISSN - 0160-9289

DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960140411

Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , mitral valve replacement , stenosis , cardiology , complication , heart rupture , aneurysm , mitral valve , surgery , heart aneurysm , mitral valve stenosis

Complete or incomplete left ventricular free wall rupture is a known complication of mitral valve replacement. Complete free wall rupture may result in fatal bleeding, whereas imcomplete rupture may result in the formation of a pseudoaneurysm with survival possible. Two necropsy patients are described illustrating both of these complications. Proposed mechanisms for injury to the left ventricular free wall are reviewed.

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