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Echocardiographic Detection of Two Distinct Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysms After Mitral Valve Replacement
Author(s) -
TAKEUCHI MASAAKI,
KUROIWA AKIO
Publication year - 1997
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/j.1540-8175.1997.tb00720.x
Subject(s) - mitral valve replacement , pseudoaneurysm , medicine , cardiology , complication , mitral valve , radiology
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after mitral valve replacement (MVR) is a rare but clinically significant complication. We report a case of two distinct left ventricular pseudoaneurysms after re‐MVR, which was correctly diagnosed by two‐dimensional echocardiography, and subsequently confirmed by surgery.

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