Sutureless repair of left ventricular rupture following mitral valve replacement

Özer Selimoğlu, Murat Başaran, Noyan Temuçin Oğuş

Göztepe Şafak Hastanesi, Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Bölümü, İstanbul

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The incidence of left ventricular myocardial rupture following mitral valve replacement is 1-2%. Although it is a rare entity, its mortality is approximately 50%. This report presents a case of type 3 left ventricular myocardial rupture following a mitral valve replacement repaired successfully by Dacron patch and cyanoacrylate application.

Keywords : Complications; left ventricular miyocardial rupture; mitral valve replacement; surgery

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