Modified Cabrol shunt to treat left ventricular rupture.

Goldstone, Andrew B; Chikwe, Joanna; Stelzer, Paul · Ann Thorac Surg · 2010

case_report · Level V

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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.

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