Left ventricular posterior wall pseudoaneurysm: a rare sequela of mitral valve infective endocarditis in a chronic patient of HLA-B27 positive spondyloarthritis.

Betigeri, Vithalkumar Malleshi; Kareem, Rafeeq Abdul; Nair, Rajagopal Sadasivan; Nair, Suresh Gangadharan; Kamath, Prakash; Nair, Shiv Kumar · Ann Thorac Surg · 2006

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Left ventricular posterior wall pseudoaneurysm after native mitral valve infective endocarditis is a very rare occurrence. We report such a case in a patient with HLA-B27-associated spondyloarthritis and normal coronary arteries. Excision of the aneurysm with left ventricular reconstruction and mitral valve replacement resulted in an excellent outcome.

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