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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;67:1802-1803
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Repair of left ventricular rupture after mitral valve replacement: use of a Teflon patch and glue

Anselmo de la Fuente, MDa, Oscar Agudo, MDa, Ramón Sánchez, MDa, Juan L. Fernández, MDa, Ignacio Moriones, MD, PhDa

a Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

Accepted for publication November 18, 1998.

Address reprint requests to Dr de la Fuente, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital de Navarra, C/Irunlarrea no. 3, 31008 Pamplona, Spain
e-mail: anselmo.delafuente.calixto{at}cfnavarra.es

Rupture of the left ventricular wall is an infrequent but lethal complication after mitral valve replacement. We present the case of a patient in whom such a rupture was successfully repaired in the intensive care unit with a patch of Teflon felt stuck in place with glue.




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