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Ann Thorac Surg 2003;75:1973-1974
© 2003 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

A new technique for repair of atrioventricular disruption complicating mitral valve replacement

Rosauro Mejia, MBBSa*, Duncan S. Thomson, MDa

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Accepted for publication December 6, 2002.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Mejia, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Locked Bag No. 1, Hunter Region Mail Centre, Newcastle, NSW 2310, Australia
e-mail: rossmejia{at}hotmail.com

Atrioventricular disruption is an uncommon but often lethal complication in mitral valve replacement. We present the case of a 79-year-old woman in whom the disruption after mitral valve replacement was successfully repaired using BioGlue surgical adhesive, bovine pericardium, and polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) patch.






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