Key result
Mitral valve replacement for mitral stenosis can be complicated by complete or incomplete left ventricular free wall rupture, resulting in fatal bleeding or pseudoaneurysm formation.
Population
2 necropsy patients who underwent mitral valve replacement for mitral stenosis
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to rare fatal rupture risk after mitral valve replacement; case report leaves open optimal prevention strategies.
Case Report (n=2)
Left ventricular free wall rupture is a known, potentially fatal complication of mitral valve replacement that can present as complete rupture or contained pseudoaneurysm.
Waller et al. (1991) conducted a case report in Left ventricular free wall rupture following mitral valve replacement for mitral stenosis (n=2). Mitral valve replacement was evaluated on Left ventricular free wall rupture (complete or incomplete). Mitral valve replacement for mitral stenosis can be complicated by complete or incomplete left ventricular free wall rupture, resulting in fatal bleeding or pseudoaneurysm formation.
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