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- Title
Left ventricular post-infraction pseudoaneurysm mimicking mitral valve endocarditis.
- Authors
Dedeilias, Panagiotis; Koukis, Ioannis; Roussakis, Antonios; Tsipas, Pantelis; Rouska, Effie
- Abstract
In this report we present a patient who was initially diagnosed as suffering from mitral valve endocarditis. The proper use of diagnostic modalities revealed a pseudo aneurysm of the left ventricle which was mimicking mitral valve vegetations. This allowed better planning of the subsequent operation. The optimal preoperative diagnostic studies are discussed along with the proper surgical treatment.
- Subjects
ENDOCARDITIS; MITRAL valve; ENDOCARDIUM diseases; INFLAMMATION; INFECTIVE endocarditis
- Publication
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2013, Vol 8, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1749-8090
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/1749-8090-8-211