Author/Authors :
Omar Di Gregorio، نويسنده , , Carmela Nardi، نويسنده , , Aldo Milano، نويسنده , , Marco De Carlo، نويسنده , , Maria Grana، نويسنده , , Uberto Bortolotti، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
We report a patient who presented with paraprosthetic leak complicated by dissection of the interatrial septum after mitral valve replacement. A review of the literature provides confirmation that only 3 cases have been previously reported of this potential, albeit extremely rare, complication of prosthetic mitral valve replacement. Prosthesis oversizing and improper mitral annular handling appeared to be the predisposing factors of this complication.
