[Description of a case of type I left ventricular rupture with formation of a false aneurysm following mitral and aortic valve replacement]

Minerva Cardioangiol. 1997 Sep;45(9):443-6.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

A 65 year old patient underwent surgery for mitral and aortic valves replacement. Four months later, a type I left ventricular rupture with pseudoaneurysm was discovered. The formation and surgical reparation are described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / etiology*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Heart Rupture / diagnosis
  • Heart Rupture / etiology*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
  • Heart Ventricles / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve / surgery
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / complications
  • Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / etiology*