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Spontaneous rupture of the left ventricular posterior wall occurred in 1.7% of patients undergoing mitral valve replacement, with an 87.5% mortality rate.
Spontaneous rupture of the left ventricular posterior wall following mitral valve replacement is a rare (1.7%) but highly lethal complication with an 87.5% mortality rate despite surgical correction attempts.
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Alerts to high lethality of rare post-MVR LV rupture; leaves open optimal prevention and management strategies.
Ashimov et al. (2018) conducted a review in Mitral valve disease requiring replacement (n=427). Mitral valve replacement was evaluated on Spontaneous rupture of the left ventricular posterior wall. Spontaneous rupture of the left ventricular posterior wall occurred in 1.7% of patients undergoing mitral valve replacement, with an 87.5% mortality rate.