Left ventricular rupture during off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting.

Schwann, Thomas A; Omer, Shuab; Habib, Robert H · Ann Thorac Surg · 2011

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Left ventricular rupture is a highly lethal, but rare, complication of myocardial infarction. We report the first case of a postinfarction, intraoperative left ventricular apical rupture during an off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting due to the application of apical suction used to expose target vessels.

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