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Submitral left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after mitral valve replacement: early diagnosis and successful repair

Charan Lanjewar, B. Thakkar, Prafulla Kerkar, J. Khandeparkar

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery · 2007 · 15 citations · 8 references

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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.

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