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SUBMITTER: Ikegami H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3867041 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 20131008 1
Late left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication after mitral valve replacement. Most investigators have recommended surgical repair to treat left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, since untreated left ventricular pseudoaneurysm have a high risk of rupture. Here, we report a case of a 57-year old man with left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. He had two prior mitral valve replacements 16 and 19 years ago, as well as mitral and aortic valve endocarditis causing mitral valve perivalvular leak and ...[more]