J Korean Med Sci.  2010 Jul;25(7):1080-1082. 10.3346/jkms.2010.25.7.1080.

Successful Resection of a Giant Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Developed Later after Mitral Valve Replacement

• Min SK
• Sir JJ
• Nah JC
• Kim YI

• KMID: 1792961
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2010.25.7.1080

Abstract

We present a case of successful surgical resection of a giant left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysm that developed 5 yr after mitral valve replacement (MVR). A 59-yr-old female was admitted with exertional chest pain radiating to left arm and back. 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) revealed significant stenosis on the ostium of the first diagonal branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery and also a huge pseudoaneurysm compressing the right atrium and the inferior vena cava. She underwent resection of the pseudoaneurysm, and the pseudoaneurysm tunnel was repaired from the inside of LV cavity by removing the previously inserted prosthetic valve, followed by redo MVR together with coronary arterial bypass grafting (CABG) for a single-vessel disease. At the 6-month follow-up, the patient continued to do well without any complications.

Keyword

Aneurysm, False; Postoperative Complications; Mitral Valve

MeSH Terms

*Aneurysm, False/etiology/pathology/surgery
Female
*Heart Aneurysm/etiology/pathology/surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation/*adverse effects
Heart Ventricles/pathology/*surgery
Humans
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve/*surgery
Postoperative Complications/*surgery
Treatment Outcome