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Interact CardioVasc Thorac Surg 2007;6:505-507. doi:10.1510/icvts.2006.149625
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Submitral left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after mitral valve replacement: early diagnosis and successful repair

Charan Lanjewara,*, Bhavesh Thakkara, Prafulla Kerkara and Jagdish Khandeparkarb

a Department of Cardiology, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India
b Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India

*Corresponding author: C.O. Quarters Building No. 2, Flat 2, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.

E-mail address: charanlanjewar{at}hotmail.com (C. Lanjewar).

Late left ventricle (LV) rupture with pseudoaneurysm after mitral valve replacement is rare. We report its early diagnosis by advanced technologies, e.g. MRI and successful repair of a type I AV rupture through left atrial approach.

Key Words: Pseudoaneurysm; Late left ventricular rupture; Mitral valve replacement; MRI to diagnose postoperative complications

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