Mitral valve injury by cardiotomy suction during aortic valve replacement--a near miss

Dharmendra Agrawal; Keng Leong Ang; Tina Mittal; Sai Prasad

doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.158865

Mitral valve injury by cardiotomy suction during aortic valve replacement--a near miss

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2008 Feb;7(1):136-7. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2007.158865. Epub 2007 Oct 19.

Authors

Dharmendra Agrawal¹, Keng Leong Ang, Tina Mittal, Sai Prasad

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK. adharmendra@hotmail.com

PMID: 17951270
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2007.158865

Abstract

Mitral valve injury due to cardiotomy suckers during aortic valve surgery has never been reported. We highlight the possibility of such injury experienced in our unit. We also discuss its preventive measures.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Humans
Intraoperative Complications*
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / injuries*
Suction / adverse effects*