Open AccessChronic mitral-aortic fibrosa pseudoaneurysm after aortic valve replacement
Author(s) -
Márcio Sommer Bittencourt,
Edward Hulten,
Ron Blankstein,
M. Steigner
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezs328
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , tuberculous pericarditis , calcification , aortic valve replacement , transesophageal echocardiogram , pericardiectomy , transthoracic echocardiogram , cardiology , aneurysm , radiology , aortic valve , mitral valve replacement , surgery , pericarditis , mitral valve , stenosis
A 67-year-old male with previous tuberculous pericarditis with pericardiectomy and two prior aortic valve replacements was found to have a posterior aortic pseudoaneurysm in a transoesophageal echocardiogram. A computed tomography was ordered (Figs 1 and 2 and Supplementary Video 1). Due to the complicated anatomy of the aneurysm and the extensive pericardial calcification, the risks of a fourth surgery were considered high, and the patient was discharged with close clinical follow-up. Supplementary material (Video 1) is available at EJCTS online.
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