Results and outcomes for patients with atrioventricular groove disruption after mitral valve surgery

• Published in: Perfusion Vol. 37; no. 3; p. 284
• Main Authors: Ivanov, Borko, Djordjevic, Ilija, Eghbalzadeh, Kaveh, Schlachtenberger, Georg, Gerfer, Stephen, Gaisendrees, Christopher, Kuhn, Elmar, Rahmanian, Parwis, Sabashnikov, Anton, Mader, Navid, Wahlers, Thorsten
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - adverse effects; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - methods; Humans; Mitral Valve - surgery; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - etiology; Mitral Valve Insufficiency - surgery; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; mitral valve surgery; external repair; ventricular rupture; atrioventricular groove disruption; internal repair

Atrioventricular groove disruption (AVGD) is a rare and severe complication of mitral valve surgery (MVS). Current literature is limited to several case reports and series. Our aim was to analyze outcomes of patients with AVGD after MVS from our tertiary cardiac surgery center. Between June 2010 and...