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Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2008;7:136-137. doi:10.1510/icvts.2007.158865
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Mitral valve injury by cardiotomy suction during aortic valve replacement – a near miss

Dharmendra Agrawal*, Keng Leong Ang, Tina Mittal and Sai Prasad

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK

*Corresponding author. Fax: +44 131 242 3929.

E-mail address: adharmendra{at}hotmail.com (D. Agrawal).

Mitral valve injury due to cardiotomy suckers during aortic valve surgery has never been reported. We highlight the possibility of such injury experienced in our unit. We also discuss its preventive measures.

Key Words: Aortic valve surgery; Mitral valve injury; Cardiotomy suction

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