Open AccessAtrioventricular groove disruption after aortic valve replacement
Author(s) -
Anupama Barua,
Rose Mills,
Pankaj Kaul,
David O’Regan
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
case studies in surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2377-732X
pISSN - 2377-7311
DOI - 10.5430/css.v3n1p30
Subject(s) - cardiology , medicine , groove (engineering) , aortic valve replacement , complication , atrioventricular valve , aortic valve , mitral valve , surgery , stenosis , materials science , metallurgy , ventricle
Atrioventricular groove (AVG) disruption is a fatal complication after mitral valve surgery with high mortality. Here we present a case of aortic valve replacement complicated with AVG disruption.