RUPTURE OF THE LEFT-VENTRICULAR FREE WALL FOLLOWING MITRAL-VALVE REPLACEMENT FOR MITRAL-STENOSIS - A CAUSE OF COMPLETE (FATAL) OR CONTAINED (FALSE ANEURYSM) CARDIAC RUPTURE
RUPTURE OF THE LEFT-VENTRICULAR FREE WALL FOLLOWING MITRAL-VALVE REPLACEMENT FOR MITRAL-STENOSIS - A CAUSE OF COMPLETE (FATAL) OR CONTAINED (FALSE ANEURYSM) CARDIAC RUPTURE
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DOI:
10.1002/clc.4960140411
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发表时间:
1991-04-01
影响因子:
2.7
通讯作者:
PLESS, JE
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作者:
WALLER, BF;TALIERCIO, CP;PLESS, JE
Complete or incomplete left ventricular free wall rupture is a known complication of mitral valve replacement. Complete free wall rupture may result in fatal bleeding, whereas incomplete rupture may result in the formation of a pseudoaneurysm with survival possible. Two necropsy patients are described illustrating both of these complications. Proposed mechanisms for injury to the left ventricular free wall are reviewed.