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Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following infective endocarditis--a case report.
S N Sharma1, V K Bahl, P Venugopal
1Institute of Aerospace Medicine, IAF Bangalore.
Indian Heart Journal
|September 1, 1991
Summary
A patient recovered from a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm caused by infective endocarditis. Surgical repair of the aneurysm and aortic valve replacement led to significant clinical improvement.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Cardiac Surgery
- Infectious Diseases
Background:
- Infective endocarditis can lead to serious cardiac complications.
- Pseudoaneurysms of the left ventricle are rare but critical sequelae.
- Severe aortic incompetence is a common complication of aortic valve endocarditis.