Open AccessPseudoaneurysm of the left atrium following infective endocarditis
Author(s) -
Devi A Manuel,
Bino John Sahayo,
Viji Samuel Thomson,
Joby Jacob
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
annals of pediatric cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-2069
pISSN - 0974-5149
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2069.197048
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , ventricle , pseudoaneurysm , transthoracic echocardiogram , left atrium , mitral annulus , cardiology , endocarditis , right atrium , transesophageal echocardiogram , mitral valve , radiology , aneurysm , atrial fibrillation , blood pressure , diastole
Transthoracic echocardiogram of a 3-year-old child showed a hypoechoic cavity in the posterior wall of the left atrium communicating with the left ventricle through an orifice in the mitral annulus, suggestive of pseudoaneurysm (Ps), probably the result of infective endocarditis. Three-dimensional echocardiography was helpful to confirm the diagnosis and assess the anatomical relationship of the Ps.