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Left ventricular apical pseudoaneurysm with aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis
Author(s) -
Takagi Kazuyoshi,
Otsuka Hiroyuki,
Takaseya Tohru,
Shojima Takahiro,
Shintani Yusuke,
Zaima Yasuyuki,
Saku Kosuke,
Fukuda Tomofumi,
Ouryouji Atsunobu,
Arinaga Koichi,
Tanaka Hiroyuki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/jocs.14327
Subject(s) - medicine , pseudoaneurysm , endocarditis , complication , presentation (obstetrics) , cardiology , aortic valve , aortic root , surgery , aorta
We report an 83‐year‐old man with a mycotic left ventricular apical pseudoaneurysm and aortic prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Enterococcus spp . Mycotic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is very rare and is associated with a high risk of rupture. Here, we report the clinical presentation, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of a case of mycotic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm to raise awareness regarding this unusual and potentially fatal complication.