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Published on: May 26, 2023
A serious complication late after mitral valve replacement: left ventricular rupture with pseudoaneurysm
Senay Funda Biyikoglu1, Yesim Guray, Aysel Turkvatan
1Department of Cardiology, Yuksek Ihtisas Heart-Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. fundabiyikoglu@yahoo.com
Abstract:
We report a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, an unusual complication of mitral valve replacement (MVR) in a 65-year-old man who had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting and MVR surgery two years ago. The patient was referred to our clinics because of progressive exertional dyspnea and palpitations. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed a large pseudoaneurysm of the posterolateral left ventricular wall and computerized tomographic angiography (CTA) demonstrated the location and the size of the pseudoaneurysm and its neck. Urgent surgical repair was accomplished without complications.
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