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Mitral‐aortic intervalvular fibrosa pseudoaneurysm causing compression of superior vena cava and right atrium
Author(s) -
Karaduman Ahmet,
Balaban İsmail,
Keskin Berhan,
Çiçek Mahmut Buğrahan,
Keten Musatafa Ferhat,
Aytürk Mehmet,
Havan Nuri,
Karagöz Ali,
Kahveci Gökhan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.14422
Subject(s) - pseudoaneurysm , medicine , cardiology , superior vena cava , aortic valve , mitral valve , radiology , complication
The mitral‐aortic intervalvular fibrosa ( MAIVF ) is a fibrous, avascular region between the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve and noncoronary cusp of the aortic valve. This makes MAIVF vulnerable to injury and infection; thus pseudoaneurysm may develop. The pseudoaneurysm can cause compression to coronary arteries which causes angina or pulmonary artery resulting in pulmonary hypertension. We presented the pseudoaneurysm of MAIVF causing compression of superior vena cava and right atrium which was visualized by two‐ and three‐dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography.