Color Doppler diagnosis of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.
A patient underwent mitral valve replacement because of mitral insufficiency secondary to bacterial endocarditis. Early postoperatively, routine examination with "color Doppler" correctly identified the presence of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. To our knowledge, this is the first case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm diagnosed by this new technique.
Olalla
J J
JJ
Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Nacional Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain.
Vazquez de Prada
J A
JA
Duran
R M
RM
Villarroel
M T
MT
Otero Fernandez
M
M
D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged