Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm complicating mitral valve replacement in a 4-year-old child with acute bacterial endocarditis.
A 4-year-old child with acute bacterial endocarditis required mitral valve replacement. A left ventricular pseudoaneurysm developed following surgery. The etiology and diagnosis of this complication are discussed.
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Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000601:surgery