[Left ventricular outflow tract pseudoaneurysm complicated with prosthetic valve endocarditis after aortic valve replacement]

Kyobu Geka. 2012 Mar;65(3):196-200.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A rare case of left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) pseudoaneurysm complicated with prosthetic valve endocarditis was reported herein. A 78-year-old male previously underwent aortic valve replacement (AVR) with a bioprosthesis. Four years after the initial operation, he presented with prolonged high fever and bloody sputum. Multi-detector row computed tomography (MDCT) clearly showed LVOT pseudoaneurysm originating from a subvalvular fibrous region. The patient underwent re-AVR and repair of pseudoaneurysm. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient recovered good condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology*
  • Heart Aneurysm / etiology*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / complications
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections / etiology