Abel Stuart A, Stark Thomas A, Rehfeldt Kent H, Rihal Charanjit S, Said Sameh M
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and Division of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jan;105(1):e11-e13. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.07.044.
Rupture of the atrioventricular (AV) groove is the Achilles' heel of mitral valve replacement, and it has been associated with high rates of mortality. Here, we report successful management of a type 1 AV groove disruption using a modified Cabrol shunt to the right atrium in a patient with a severely calcified mitral annulus.
