Circumflex artery ventricular fistula and pseudoaneurysm after mitral reoperation.
Prosthetic mitral valve reoperation complicated by atrioventricular groove pseudoaneurysm and circumflex ventricular fistula is presented. Ligation of the circumflex artery during mitral valve replacement is implicated after review of a previous cardiac angiogram.
Sutter
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Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Lankenau Hospital and Medical Research Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Goldman
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Werthman
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Moghadam
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D005260:Female; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation