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A salvaging maneuver followed by reoperation and intraventricular repair successfully treated a 75-year-old man with delayed type 1 left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement.
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A salvaging maneuver can provide critical time for successful reoperation and intraventricular repair in patients experiencing catastrophic delayed left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement.
Salvaging maneuvers may buy time for reoperation in delayed post-MVR LV rupture; leaves open optimal strategies pending further evidence.
Rupture of the left ventricle following mitral valve replacement is a catastrophic complication with deadly consequences. We report here the case of a 75-year-old man who underwent elective mitral valve replacement for severe mitral regurgitation. Delayed type 1 rupture of the left ventricle developed 3 hours postoperatively in the intensive care unit. A salvaging maneuver was used, which gained time, allowing reoperation and successful intraventricular repair.
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Gomes et al. (2002) conducted a case report in Delayed rupture of the left ventricle after mitral valve replacement (n=1). Salvaging maneuver and reoperation with intraventricular repair was evaluated on Successful intraventricular repair. A salvaging maneuver followed by reoperation and intraventricular repair successfully treated a 75-year-old man with delayed type 1 left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement.
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