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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;65:1146-1148
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Right Ventricular Dysplasia May Pose Risk of Ventricular Rupture After Cardiac Operations

Sheryl L. Asplund, MDa, Paul C. Taylor, MDb, Norman B. Ratliff, MDa

a Department of Anatomic Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
b Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Accepted for publication November 13, 1997.

Address reprint requests to Dr Asplund, Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195

We report the second case of rupture of the right ventricle secondary to right ventricular dysplasia after an otherwise uneventful coronary bypass graft operation. This suggests that right ventricular dysplasia may be a risk factor for ventricular rupture after cardiac operations.






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