title: [Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic fibrosa secondary to the partial detachment of a mechanical aortic prosthesis].
abstract: We report a patient with an iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa under the level of a prosthetic aortic valve. Partial detachment of the proximal suture line of the sewing ring is the most probable etiology. This unusual pathology was well demonstrated by transesophageal echocardiography incidentally in an asymptomatic patient who died of a brain haematoma. Aspects related to the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of this infrequent finding are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Policlínica Miramar, Palma de Mallorca, Baleares.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delgado
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barturen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011475:Prosthesis Failure
vernacular_title: Seudoaneurisma de la fibrosa mitroaórtica secundario a la desinserción parcial de una prótesis mecánica aórtica.