Left ventricular perforation is a serious complication of balloon mitral valvuloplasty that can be successfully managed with emergency surgical repair.
May support emergency surgical repair for LV perforation during balloon mitral valvuloplasty; leaves open questions on prevention in larger cohorts.
Two cases of left ventricular (LV) perforation by balloon catheter following successful balloon mitral valvuloplasty are presented. The first patient was dilated first with a single straight‐tip balloon catheter and after with a double balloon catheter. The second patient underwent a valvuloplasty with a double balloon catheter only. The subsequent tamponade was treated by immediate aspiration but without hemodynamic improvement. Both patients required emergency surgery with surgical repair of the LV apex, and both of them could be weaned. Both patients are well 18 months after the procedure. We discuss the mechanism of this serious complication and technical considerations to prevent it.
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Haïtem et al. (1998) studied this question.
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