Submitral left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after mitral valve replacement: early diagnosis and successful repair.
Late left ventricle (LV) rupture with pseudoaneurysm after mitral valve replacement is rare. We report its early diagnosis by advanced technologies, e.g. MRI and successful repair of a type I AV rupture through left atrial approach.
Department of Cardiology, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. charanlanjewar@hotmail.com
Charan
C
Lanjewar
Bhavesh
B
Thakkar
Prafulla
P
Kerkar
Jagdish
J
Khandeparkar
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery