title: Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta after aortic valve replacement that presented as a pulsatile chest wall mass.
abstract: We describe the case of a man incidentally found to have a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta at the site of a previously (12 years ago) implanted metallic prosthetic aortic valve. Transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography images demonstrate the pseudoaneurysm. The patient has undergone surgical repair with a good result.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiologist, Research Fellow, Sparrow Hospital, MSU, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Negar
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salehi
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maleki
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.forename: Mojdeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nasiri-Ahmadabadi
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Alizadeh
authors.forename: Anoushiravan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vakili-Zarch
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D035441:Thoracic Wall / Q000473:pathology*