Left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm after mitral valve replacement: accurate diagnosis enables treatment

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2010 Aug;38(2):235. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.01.048. Epub 2010 Mar 2.

Authors

Masanori Nakamura¹, Akihiko Yamauchi, Yasuko Miyaki, Tetsuya Higami

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. [email protected]

PMID: 20194028
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.01.048

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aneurysm, False / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, False / etiology*
Female
Heart Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Heart Aneurysm / etiology*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Mitral Valve / surgery*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed