Infective endocarditis and pseudoaneurysm: fatal complications of mitral annular calcification.

Tsunekawa, Tomohiro; Kobayashi, Junjiro; Tagusari, Osamu; Bando, Ko; Niwaya, Kazuo; Nakajima, Hiroyuki; Yagihara, Toshikatsu; Ishibashi-Ueda, Hatsue et al. · Ann Thorac Surg · 2006

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We present a case of successful surgical repair for infected mitral valve and left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, which can be fatal complications of mitral annular calcification.

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