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Acute Right Ventricular Failure During Aortic Root Replacement: Intraoperative Diagnosis and Treatment
Author(s) -
Ricci Marco,
Kaplon Richard,
Barron Michael,
Salerno Tomas A.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2001.tb00518.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , bentall procedure , aortic root , aortic dissection , surgery , etiology , right coronary artery , aorta , myocardial infarction , coronary angiography
A bstract The scope of this article is to report on a patient who underwent a Bentall procedure for type A aortic dissection. Right ventricular (RV) failure developed immediately after completion of the operation. The etiology was determined by using transit time flow measurement (TTFM), an ultrasound‐based technique which demonstrated the absence of blood flow to the right coronary artery. This allowed for early and effective treatment, which was followed by a successful outcome.