title: Cardiac tamponade due to left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after aortic valve replacement.
abstract: Left ventricular outflow tract pseudoaneurysm is a rare but a potentially lethal complication, mainly after aortic root endocarditis or surgery. Usually, it originates from a dehiscence in the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa and arises posteriorly to the aortic root. We report a rare case of a patient with cardiac tamponade due to left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after aortic valve replacement. The subsequent surgical resection was performed successfully.
authors: Department of Cardiology, Istanbul University Institute of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey. dr.onurbaydar@hotmail.com
authors: Onur
authors: O
authors: Baydar
authors: Ugur
authors: U
authors: Coşkun
authors: Betul
authors: B
authors: Balaban
authors: Gurkan
authors: G
authors: Cetin
authors: Inci
authors: I
authors: Firatli
authors: Murat Kazim
authors: MK
authors: Ersanli
authors: Mehmet Serdar
authors: MS
authors: Kucukoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D000082882:Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease; D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome