title: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after replacement of the mitral valve: long-term survival and spontaneous closure.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Grantham Hospital, University of Hong Kong.
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Tai
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Mok
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chow
mesh_terms: 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