Figure 1From: The rupture of atrioventricular groove after mitral valve replacement in an elderly patient Operative findings and procedures. The small tear of atrioventricular groove and laceration of posterior left ventricular wall (A). A simple bovine pericardial pledgetted suture was made at the small tear site of atrioventricular groove and bovine pericardial patch was sutured to the healthy endocardium of the left ventricular posterior wall (B).Back to article page