Mitral valve replacement in a heart transplant recipient with Iatrogenic mitral regurgitation

Mitral valve replacement in a heart transplant recipient with Iatrogenic mitral regurgitation

A 65-year-old cardiac transplant recipient suffered rupture of the mitral valve apparatus during endomyocardial biopsy of the left ventricle. Severe mitral regurgitation resulted, and because of heart failure with progressive clinical deterioration the patient was finally subjected to mitral valve r...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Annals of thoracic surgery 1996-05, Vol.61 (5), p.1530-1532
Hauptverfasser: Cavero, Miguel A., Pulpón, Luis A., Rubio, José A., Burgos, Raúl, Lozano, Ignacio, Moreau, José, Salas, Clara
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy - adverse effects
Heart Transplantation
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Iatrogenic Disease
Male
Medical sciences
Mitral Valve - injuries
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - etiology
Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery
Myocardium - pathology
Postoperative Care
Rupture
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the heart
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Zusammenfassung:A 65-year-old cardiac transplant recipient suffered rupture of the mitral valve apparatus during endomyocardial biopsy of the left ventricle. Severe mitral regurgitation resulted, and because of heart failure with progressive clinical deterioration the patient was finally subjected to mitral valve replacement. He had a favorable postoperative course and is now asymptomatic.
ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/0003-4975(95)01178-1