Left ventricular post-infraction pseudoaneurysm mimicking mitral valve endocarditis.
In this report we present a patient who was initially diagnosed as suffering from mitral valve endocarditis. The proper use of diagnostic modalities revealed a pseudo aneurysm of the left ventricle which was mimicking mitral valve vegetations. This allowed better planning of the subsequent operation. The optimal preoperative diagnostic studies are discussed along with the proper surgical treatment.
Panagiotis
P
Dedeilias
Cardiac surgery Department, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece. iokoukis@yahoo.gr.
Ioannis
I
Koukis
Antonios
A
Roussakis
Pantelis
P
Tsipas
Effie
E
Rouska
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000473:pathology*