Abstract:A 56-year-old woman suffering from mitral stenosis had underwent PTMC (percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy) at age 46. After she developed congestive heart failure, mitral valve replacement (MVR) with Carbomedics 29 M and tricuspid annuloplasty (TAP) was carried out. Four hours after admission to the ICU, massive bleeding was noticed. Cardiopulmonary bypass was restarted in the operating room. Laceration and hematoma were found at the posterolateral wall of the left ventricle. Under cardiac arrest w… Show more
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