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19.07.2016 | Case image in cardiovascular ultrasound
Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa in a healthy child
verfasst von:
Shivani M. Bhatt, Therese M. Giglia, Marie M. Gleason, Anirban Banerjee
Erschienen in:
Journal of Echocardiography
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Ausgabe 1/2017
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Excerpt
Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa (P-MAIVF) is a condition that has been reported in adults as a sequela of infective endocarditis, aortic surgery, and trauma [
1‐
3]. However, in pediatric patients, this condition is extremely rare. Morphologically, it is a false aneurysm at the fibrous, interannular zone, between the mitral and aortic valves. It communicates with the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) between the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve and the left coronary or non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve [
1]. In adults, this is an acquired finding, however, here we describe a rare case of a P-MAIVF, where no etiology was found and the lesion had not produced any symptoms in a young child. …