Pseudoaneurysm of mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa with rupture: a case report
Kosuke Nakata, Shuji Moriyama, Jun Takaki, Masahiro Takeo, Hideki Doi, Toshiyuki Matsumura, Toshihiro Fukui · 2023
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Description
Kosuke Nakata and co-authors describe a rare heart complication in a 2023 case report. Between the mitral and aortic valves sits a fibrous bridge of tissue. In this patient, a false pouch formed in that bridge and then burst, a problem usually traced to valve infection or surgical injury.
The patient, a sixty-five-year-old man, arrived after a brain bleed with headache and trouble using his hands. Scans of the heart first suggested the mitral leaflet itself had torn. In surgery, the leaflet proved intact, and the true culprit was the burst pouch. The team patched it with treated animal tissue, replaced the aortic valve, and repaired the mitral ring. The authors stress that this rare pouch can kill if missed, and that surgery after a brain bleed needs careful timing.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Kosuke Nakata, Shuji Moriyama, Jun Takaki, Masahiro Takeo, Hideki Doi, Toshiyuki Matsumura, Toshihiro Fukui |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 15 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |