• 1. Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China;
  • 3. Department of Anesthesiology, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, P. R. China;
LI Qian, Email: hxliqian@foxmail.com
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We reported a 65-year-old female who was admitted to our institute with "recurrent subxiphoid pain accompanied by dyspnea for more than 10 days". Electrocardiogram examination suggested acute extensive anterior ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Preoperative transthoracic echocardiography suggested ventricular septal rupture. The patient was planned for the repair of ventricular septal rupture with cardiopulmonary bypass. The formation of left ventricular aneurysm was diagnosed by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE). The surgeon decided to abdopt the modified incision of left ventricular approach guided by TEE, which greatly improved the prognosis of the patient. The surgery duration was 197 min, aortic cross-clamping time was 56 min, cardiopulmonary bypass time was 69 min, and the patient was safely admitted to ICU after the surgery. Extubation was performed on the first day postoperatively, and the intra-aortic balloon pump support was retreated on the second day postoperatively. Postoperative echocardiography showed that no obvious residual shunt was observed after ventricular septal repairment and ventricular aneurysm resection. The patient was discharged on the 12th day after the surgery. Additionally, the mental condition was good and daily activities were not limited within 6 months postoperatively.

Citation: MA Jun, SONG Haibo, GUO Yingqiang, LI Shiyue, LI Qian. The use of intraoperative transesophageal ultrasound in the assessment of ventricular septal rupture complicated with left ventricular aneurysm after acute myocardial infarction: A case report. Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2022, 29(6): 797-800. doi: 10.7507/1007-4848.202112055 Copy

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