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SUBMITTER: Spampinato RA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3568817 | biostudies-other | 2013 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Spampinato Ricardo A RA Borger Michael A MA Strotdrees Elfriede E Mohr Friedrich W FW
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 20121207 3
Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular body is a rare condition, which has been reported as a result of endocarditis, chest trauma or cardiac surgery. We describe here the first case after minimally invasive mitral valve repair. Such a complication may be overlooked in the early postoperative echocardiographic study and may lead to fistula formation, compression of adjacent structures, infection, or rupture. Both computed tomography and echocardiography provide a detailed anatomy of t ...[more]