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Published on: May 19, 2020
[Rupture of posterior wall of the left ventricle after mitral valve prosthesis]
Abstract:
Rupture of the posterior wall of the left ventricle is a comparatively rare complication occurring after prosthesis of the mitral valve, but resulting in high mortality. There is a great diverse of opinions regarding the causes of this complication. The likely causes are surgical injury and the used method for prosthesis. The authors studied 9 patients with rupture of the posterior wall of the left ventricle following mitral prosthesis. In all patients the prosthesis was carried out by the routine procedure by dissecting the two mitral cusps with subvalvular structures. Two (22%) patients survived after defect plasty. The above surgical policy is the most effective to control bleeding and achieve a favourable result of correction of this complication.
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