Acute LVOT Obstruction with a Carbomedics Mechanical Valve Prosthesis. Issue 6 (17th April 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Alsidawi, Said; Joyce, David L.; Malouf, Joseph F.; Nkomo, Vuyisile T.
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiac surgery. Volume 31:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: 376
• Page End: 379
• Publication Date: 2016-04-17
• Subjects: Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412005
• DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12749
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-0440

Abstract

Abstract: A 62‐year‐old female with severe symptomatic rheumatic mitral stenosis was referred for mitral valve replacement. A 27‐mm Carbomedics mechanical mitral valve was placed using everting sutures. As the patient was weaned off cardiopulmonary bypass, she became hemodynamically unstable. Intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram revealed a significant drop in left ventricular function along with severe LVOT obstruction. The Carbomedics prosthesis was replaced by a 27‐mm St. Jude mechanical valve using noneverting sutures which relieved the LVOT obstruction. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12749 (J Card Surg 2016;31:376–379)