Open AccessMitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa aneurysm with rupture into left atrium: An uncommon cause of acute dyspnea
Author(s) -
Nagaraja Moorthy,
Sudeep Kumar,
Satyendra Tewari,
Aditya Kapoor,
Nakul Sinha
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
heart views
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/1995-705x.96662
Subject(s) - medicine , left atrium , cardiology , endocarditis , aneurysm , complication , infective endocarditis , right atrium , shunt (medical) , heart aneurysm , surgery , atrial fibrillation
Aneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa (MAIF) is an exceptionally rare but a potentially catastrophic complication, commonly following aortic valve endocarditis. We present a 24-year-old male presenting with acute onset dyspnea secondary to MAIF aneurysm rupturing into a left atrium causing large shunt which was diagnosed on echocardiography. The MAIF aneurysm in the absence of infective endocarditis rupturing into left atrium is extremely rare.