title: Phasic disappearance of left circumflex coronary artery from an early complication of mitral valve surgery.
abstract: LV pseudoaneurysm can be a late complication of mitral valve replacement. In our case, it was an early postoperative complication. This pseudoaneurysm was causing compression of LCX artery during systole, leading to presentation of NSTEMI two weeks after the surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Nevada School of Medicine 1701 West Charleston Blvd, Suite 230, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102.
authors.forename: Subodh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Devabhaktuni
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, University of Utah School of Medicine 30 North 1900 East, Room 4A100, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132.
authors.forename: Nirmal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sunkara
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University of Nevada School of Medicine 1701 West Charleston Blvd, Suite 230, Las Vegas, Nevada, 89102.
authors.forename: Chowdhury
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ahsan
keywords: LV Pseudoaneurysm; phasic variation of Left Circumflex artery