Vol 65, No 5 (2007)
Other
Published online: 2007-06-01
Case reports
Mitral annuloplasty ring dehiscence after blunt chest trauma
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.80915
Kardiol Pol 2007;65(5):575-576.
Abstract
A case of recurrent severe mitral regurgitation following blunt chest trauma with deceleration injury in a 61-year-old woman is presented. The patient had undergone previous CABG and mitral annuloplasty with the use of a flexible (Duran) ring. At reoperation, partial dehiscence of the annuloplasty ring, which had become rigid, was found. This was successfully repaired.
Keywords: mitral annuloplasty ring dehiscenceblunt chest trauma
