TY - JOUR
T1 - Subvalvular left ventricular pseudoaneurysm
T2 - A rare complication of mitral valve replacement
AU - Bassan, Roberto
AU - Jasbik, Waldir
AU - Souza, Maria Angelica De
AU - Nogueira, Alvaro Alves
AU - Luz, Fabio S.Oliveira
AU - Baldwin, Brian J.
PY - 1981
Y1 - 1981
N2 - A patient who developed a subvalvular left ventricular paeudoaneurysm following mitral valve replacement is presented, the fourth such case in the literature. The etiology of this uncommon complication is felt to be caused by excessive surgical resection of the diseased nitral valve, which may weaken or cause rupture of the heart at the mitral annulus. The diagnosis can only be made by left ventriculography. Surgical treatment is indicated, because rupture of the pseudoaneurysm can occur.
AB - A patient who developed a subvalvular left ventricular paeudoaneurysm following mitral valve replacement is presented, the fourth such case in the literature. The etiology of this uncommon complication is felt to be caused by excessive surgical resection of the diseased nitral valve, which may weaken or cause rupture of the heart at the mitral annulus. The diagnosis can only be made by left ventriculography. Surgical treatment is indicated, because rupture of the pseudoaneurysm can occur.
KW - left ventriculography
KW - mitral stenosis
KW - mitral valve replacement
KW - ventricular aneurysm
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0019850524&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0019850524&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/ccd.1810070306
DO - 10.1002/ccd.1810070306
M3 - Article
C2 - 7285105
AN - SCOPUS:0019850524
SN - 1522-1946
VL - 7
SP - 269
EP - 273
JO - Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
JF - Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions
IS - 3
ER -