Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after replacement of the mitral valve: long-term survival and spontaneous closure.
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysms, with or without overt ventricular rupture, are usually fatal in the absence of prompt surgical intervention. This report details the long-term survival of a patient who developed a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following repair of ventricular rupture subsequent to replacement of the mitral valve, with spontaneous closure of the "neck" of the pseudoaneurysm.
Tai
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Department of Medicine, Grantham Hospital, University of Hong Kong.
Mok
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Chow
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D000368:Aged; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors