title: Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricular outflow tract after cardiac surgery.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysms of the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) are rare entity. We present a case of false aneurysm caused by a chronic bacterial infection after mechanical aortic valve replacement in otherwise healthy and asymptomatic young man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular disease, Development Innovation Cardiac Surgery Unit, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Via Parea 4, 20138, Milan, Italy. marcogennari.md@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gennari
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Imaging, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Annoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular disease, Development Innovation Cardiac Surgery Unit, IRCCS Centro Cardiologico Monzino, Via Parea 4, 20138, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Polvani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D057787:Staphylococcus lugdunensis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Cardiac computed tomography; Cardiac imaging; Pseudoaneurysm