Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm late after mitral valve replacement.
We report an unusual case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm late after mitral valve replacement. A 60-year-old woman, who had undergone aortic and mitral valve replacement using mechanical prostheses 4 months previously, presented with severe congestive heart failure. The computed tomographic scan of the chest demonstrated a large mass displacing the heart anteriorly. The orifice of the pseudoaneurysm was successfully closed on the beating heart using partial femorofemoral bypass through a left thoracotomy.
Ono
Minoru
M
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA. ono-tho@h.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Wolf
Randall K
RK
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*