Rifaie O, Nammas W. Near-fatal cardiac arrest due to cardiac tamponade during percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty.
Glob Cardiol Sci Pract 2013;
2013:169-72. [PMID:
24689017 PMCID:
PMC3963739 DOI:
10.5339/gcsp.2013.23]
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Abstract
The incidence of hemopericardium following percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty is reported at 1–3%, being related to either trans-septal puncture, or left ventricular perforation with guide wires or balloons. We report a case of percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty for a middle-aged man with moderately severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. The procedure was performed through a right femoral vein approach, employing the multitrack technique, utilizing 2 balloons (20 and 18 mm). Inadvertently, the procedure was complicated by cardiac tamponade. Despite immediate diagnosis and prompt pericardiocentesis, hemodynamic stability was not maintained. Echocardiography revealed a mass in the posterior pericardial sac. The patient was arrested in asystole, and rigorously resuscitated during transfer to the operating room. Exploration revealed a tear in the left ventricular apex that was adequately sutured. In a few days, the patient gradually regained adequate consciousness, and was ultimately discharged. Post-procedural echocardiography revealed a mitral valve area of 1.9 cm2, with no mitral regurgitation.
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