Echocardiographic localization of left ventricular free wall rupture after minimally invasive mitral valve replacement

J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2003 Dec;17(6):733-5. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2003.09.014.

Authors

Tomislav Mihaljevic¹, Gregory S Couper, John G Byrne, Subroto Paul, Nadia Nathan, Sary F Aranki, Lawrence H Cohn

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Divition of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, USA. tmihaljevic@partners.org

PMID: 14689415
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2003.09.014

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Female
Heart Rupture / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Rupture / etiology
Heart Rupture / surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
Heart Ventricles / injuries
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*
Mitral Valve / surgery*