Aneurysm of left ventricle secondary to bacterial endocarditis

False aneurysm of the left ventricle secondary to bacterial endocarditis with perforation of the mitral-aortic invervalvular fibrosa.

case relates to the fact that the mouth of the false aneurysm lay in the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa, the junctional tissue between the mitral and aortic valves. The close relationship between this structure and the epicardium was responsible for the peculiar location of the aneurysm in the epicardium between the aorta and the left atrium. Rupture of the false aneurysm led to a fatal he...

[Mycotic aortic aneurysm secondary to repeated endocarditis].

Doented 63 anos, sexo masculino, admitido por síndrome febril. Tinha uma história prévia de endocardite da válvula aórtica causada por streptococcus viridans aos 41 anos. Nesse internamento foram efectuados os diagnósticos adicionais de comunicação interventricular (CIV), estenose subaórtica e insuficiência aórtica (IA). Após curso de antibioterapia dirigida, foi submetido a cirurgia cardíaca, ...

From Small Coronary Artery Aneurysm to Giant Left Ventricle Aneurysm

OBJECTIVE To underscore how challenging the treatment of a coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) can be and highlight the need for consensus guidelines based on focused registries. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A 58-year-old man presented with acute coronary syndrome and underwent elective stent placement on a right CAA. The procedure was complicated by inferior acute myocardial infarction;...

Unusual complication after infective endocarditis: pseudo-aneurysm of the left ventricle.

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[False aneurysm of the left ventricle].