Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after closed transapical mitral commissurotomy.
The case of a female patient presenting with a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle 16 years after a closed mitral commissurotomy is presented. This is a very rare complication after a closed transapical dilatation of the mitral valve. Some considerations on its origin are put forward.
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D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013997:Time Factors