Ventricular Septal Defect and Mitral Valve Chordae Transected by Chest Stab



Figure 99.2 Transesophageal echocardiography showed that one proximal mitral valve chordaewas transected (arrow).

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Hospital course: Saline was infused, a chest tube was placed and 800 cc of bloody fluid was drained from the pleural cavity. A subxyphoid pericardiocentesis was performed after the TTE and 300 cc of bloody fluid was removed. A median sternotomy was performed and a 2.5-cm stab wound to the RV was oversewn.

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Jun 12, 2016 | Posted by in CARDIOLOGY | Comments Off on Ventricular Septal Defect and Mitral Valve Chordae Transected by Chest Stab

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