title: Aneurysmal deformity of the basal interventricular septum secondary to impinging turbulent transprosthetic eccentric flow jets.
abstract: Cases of aneurysm of basal muscular interventricular septum are very uncommon. This report describes a rare case of a young man in which aneurysmal deformity was an incidental finding during follow-up after thrombolysis of the obstructed mitral prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Metro Golden Heart Institute, Rohini, New Delhi. jcmohan@vsnl.com
authors.forename: Jagdish C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Nath
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001705:Bioprosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index