Successful reoperation after batista partial left ventriculectomy - Demonstrates patient's hemodynamic recovery

We report an emergency reoperation due to mechanical valve thrombosis follo wing a Batista partial left ventriculectomy and mitral valve replacement wi th a St. Jude prosthesis. We re-replaced the valve with an identical St. Ju de device and counseled the patient on the importance of routine anticoagul ation. To the best of our knowledge this is the 1st reported case of a pati ent who has survived cardiac reoperation after a Batista partial left ventr iculectomy. Moreover, our report demonstrates that the hemodynamic recovery achieved after a Batista operation can enable a patient to tolerate reoper ation on cardiopulmonary bypass, even in the presence of acute pulmonary ed ema and cardiogenic shock.