Infective endocarditis and pseudoaneurysm: fatal complications of mitral annular calcification.
We present a case of successful surgical repair for infected mitral valve and left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, which can be fatal complications of mitral annular calcification.
Tsunekawa
Tomohiro
T
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Kobayashi
Junjiro
J
Tagusari
Osamu
O
Bando
Ko
K
Niwaya
Kazuo
K
Nakajima
Hiroyuki
H
Yagihara
Toshikatsu
T
Ishibashi-Ueda
Hatsue
H
Kitamura
Soichiro
S
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000209:etiology; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery