• Tex Heart Inst J · Jan 1999

    Case Reports

    Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle: a rare sequela to mitral valve endocarditis.

    • R Fiorilli, B Tomasco, and U F Tesler.
    • Department of Cardiology, San Carlo Hospital, Potenza, Italy.
    • Tex Heart Inst J. 1999 Jan 1; 26 (4): 309-11.

    AbstractPseudoaneurysms of the left ventricle are a very unusual sequela to mitral valve endocarditis. We report the case of a 62-year-old woman who developed postendocarditis submitral left-ventricular pseudoaneurysm, which was diagnosed by means of transesophageal echocardiography. The mitral valve was replaced with a prosthesis, and the mouth of the pseudoaneurysm was closed with a patch. We discuss the possible mechanism of development of this unusual sequela to mitral valve endocarditis and emphasize the diagnostic value of transesophageal echocardiography.

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