Modified Cabrol shunt to treat left ventricular rupture.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20103274.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.04.075.
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Abstract
Left ventricular rupture is a rare but potentially fatal complication of mitral valve replacement. We describe how a modified Cabrol shunt was used to address intractable hemorrhage from a left ventricular rupture after reoperative mitral valve replacement.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Heart Rupture
- Heart Ventricles
- Suture Techniques