What Is That Flow? Clinically Relevant Incidental Finding in a Patient Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Mitral Valve Repair, and Maze Cryoablation

A 66-YEAR-old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation on anticoagulation, and mitral valve prolapse with severe mitral regurgitation, was referred to the authors ’ institution for coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), mitral valve repair, and Maze cryoablation. Preoperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) showed normal biventricular function with a mildly dilated left ventricle, severely dilated left atrium, and flail posterior mitral valve leafle t (P2 and P3 segments) with severe mitral regurgitation.
Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Diagnostic Dilemma Source Type: research