Successful surgical treatment of dissecting left atrial aneurysm after mitral valve replacement.
Dissecting aneurysm of the left atrium is extremely rare. A patient with such an aneurysm, which developed after mitral valve replacement is described. The diagnosis was established by cineventriculography of the left ventricle and two-dimensional echocardiography. The aneurysm was successfully treated by closure of the communicating opening through the left thoracotomy incision.
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002933:Cineradiography; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation