title: Circumflex artery ventricular fistula and pseudoaneurysm after mitral reoperation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Lankenau Hospital and Medical Research Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Sutter
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Werthman
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Moghadam
mesh_terms: 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