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  • Title: Intraventricular patch repair through an extended aortotomy for repeated left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement.
    Author: Park CK, Park PW, Yang JH, Lee YT, Sung K, Kim WS.
    Journal: Ann Thorac Surg; 2008 Sep; 86(3):1000-2. PubMed ID: 18721602.
    Abstract:
    Posterior wall rupture of the left ventricle is a rare but lethal complication after mitral valve replacement. We treated a patient with repeated left ventricular rupture. Initially, type 1 left ventricular rupture was repaired in the intensive care unit, but persistent bleeding occurred after the repair. We treated the bleeding through an extended aortotomy and successfully repaired the repeated type 3 left ventricular rupture with bovine pericardium (Synovis Surgical Innovations Inc, St. Paul, MN).
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