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Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after mitral valve replacement |
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| Authors: | Saroj Neupane M.D. Naga VA Kommuri M.D. Noora Kazanji D.O. Pertha Chowdhury M.D. F.A.C.C. |
| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Cardiology, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan;2. Department of Cardiology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan;3. Department of Internal Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan |
| Abstract: | Development of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of mitral valve surgery and requires urgent surgical intervention. We describe a case of pseudoaneurysm of membranous septum following repeat mitral valve replacement with the use of multimodality imaging. |
| Keywords: | mitral valve prosthesis pseudoaneurysm |