title: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after valve replacement.
abstract: We present a case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, which is a very rare and fatal complication of cardiac procedures such as mitral valve replacement. A 55-year-old woman presented to the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Hanyang University Seoul Hospital with chest pain. Ten years prior, the patient had undergone double valve replacement due to aortic regurgitation and mitral steno-insufficiency. Surgical repair was successfully performed using a prosthetic pericardial patch via a left lateral thoracotomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Jun Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Seok Chol
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hyo-Jun
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Won-Sang
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Young Hak
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hanyang University Seoul Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hyuck
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm; Left ventricular rupture; Mitral valve, replacement