%0 Journal Article
%A Moreno, Nuno
%A Sánchez Enrique, Cristina
%A Marcos Alberca, Pedro
%A De Agustín Loeches, José Alberto
%A Luengo, Pablo
%A Maroto, Luis
%A Pérez De Isla, Leopoldo
%A Macaya Miguel, Carlos
%T Large Pseudoaneurysm of the Mitral Annulus as an Infective Endocarditis Complication: A 3D Echocardiography Role in Diagnosis and Surgical Procedure
%D 2014
%@ 0742-2822
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/131909
%X In this report, we present the case of an 85-year-old patient with a recent history of an infective endocarditis (IE) referred to our hospital for severe mitral regurgitation. After closer observation, echocardiography showed a large pseudoaneurysm in the posterior mitral annulus opening into the left ventricle. Anatomical assessment by 2D and 3D transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) was essential for a detailed morphologic characterization and surgical procedure delineation. This type of IE mitral periannular extension is uncommon and early surgical intervention is critical, however the outcome is still often adverse.
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