Abstract
A 26-year-old Japanese woman experienced threatened cardiac rupture after mitral valve replacement and debridement of a left ventricular (LV) posterior wall abscess caused by infectious endocarditis. We performed cardiac autotransplantation using the bicaval technique to allow bench repair of the recurrent abscess. A balloon catheter was inflated in the inferior vena cava to obtain a bloodless anastomotic field. This is the first report of autotransplantation for threatened LV rupture after posterior wall repair.
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MeSH terms
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Adult
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Cardiac Catheterization / methods
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Heart Rupture / etiology*
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Heart Rupture / prevention & control*
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
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Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods
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Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
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Heart Ventricles / surgery*
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Humans
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Mitral Valve / physiopathology
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Mitral Valve / surgery*
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency / diagnostic imaging
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency / etiology
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Mitral Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
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Risk Assessment
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Transplantation, Autologous / methods
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Treatment Outcome