INADVERTENT COMPLICATION OF PROSTHETIC VALVE SURGERY: LEAFLET PERFORATION

Abstract

There are various complications of prosthetic valvular surgeries. Among them, leaflet perforation should be emphasized and brought to mind when there have been eccentric valvular regurgitation. In this report, we presented 2 cases of iatrogenic aortic and mitral valve leaflet perforation after prosthetic valve surgeries.

Keywords

• Mechanical heart valve
• Complication
• Leaflet perforation