title: Successful repair of a large pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle late after mitral valve replacement due to rupture of the papillary muscle following acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: We present a rare case demonstrating a large pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle late after mitral valve replacement due to rupture of the papillary muscle following acute myocardial infarction. A 52-year-old man, who had undergone mitral valve replacement 7 months previously, presented with severe congestive heart failure. Echocardiography and computed tomography of the chest demonstrated a large pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle. The patch repair of the orifice of the pseudoaneurysm was successfully performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiharu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Yasuzo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Atsutoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hatada
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hisaoka
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed