title: Subannular left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following mitral valve replacement.
abstract: Delayed development of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare late complication of mitral valve prosthesis and requires early surgical intervention. Here we describe the occurrence of such a complication diagnosed 6-months after the valve surgery in a 60-year-old lady. The anatomic delineation of subannular left ventricular pseudoaneurysm using multiple imaging modalities including CT angiography is also being discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India. kknnamboodiri@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Narayanan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Namboodiri
authors.forename: Santosh K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dora
authors.forename: Bejoy
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Manoranjan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Misra
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000792:Angiography; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed