Asymptomatic Regional Thinning of Left Ventricle After Mitral Valve Replacement.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.01.075.
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Abstract
We report the successful repair of a rare case of regional thinning of the left ventricle after mitral valve replacement. An 80-year-old woman underwent prosthetic mitral valve replacement for mitral valve stenosis. Her postoperative course was uneventful; however, regional thinning of the left ventricular wall was detected on transthoracic echocardiography on postoperative day 7. We repaired the thinned area with a patch by using the felt sandwich technique. Postoperative echocardiography and computed tomography showed a successfully repaired left ventricular wall.
Medical subject headings
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Mitral Valve Stenosis