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Case Reports: Learning from unexpected outcome (positive or negative)
Survival of left ventricular rupture post mitral valve replacement
  1. Abisho Russal Starlet,
  2. Anshuman Darbari,
  3. Pardeep Kumar and
  4. Raja Lahiri
  1. CTVS, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
  1. Correspondence to Dr Anshuman Darbari; darbarianshu{at}gmail.com

Abstract

A fatal and uncommon complication after mitral valve replacement is left ventricular (LV) rupture. We describe a case of a woman in her 40s with rheumatic heart disease and mitral regurgitation who underwent mitral valve replacement on cardiopulmonary bypass and experienced LV rupture but survived this catastrophe.

  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Valvar diseases

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-253367

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    • Contributors This case was initially admitted, managed and operated by AD, ARS and RL. Postoperative care was given by all authors. Patient consent was obtained by AD and ARS. Conception, design, acquisition of data with analysis and interpretation of data were done by ARS, AD and PK.The manuscript was drafted, revised and read by all authors collectively for intellectual content. The manuscript has been approved by all the authors and the requirements for authorship as stated have been met, and that each author believes that the manuscript represents their honest work. The authors are all in agreement to be accountable for the article and ensure that all questions regarding the accuracy or integrity of the article can be investigated and resolved.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Case reports provide a valuable learning resource for the scientific community and can indicate areas of interest for future research. They should not be used in isolation to guide treatment choices or public health policy.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.