False aneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa after uncomplicated aortic valve replacement☆
Abstract
False aneurysms of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa are rare and usually complicate aortic valve endocarditis. We report a case of a false aneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa after recent bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement in the absence of endocarditis. (J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2002;15:743-5.)
Echocardiography Laboratory, Division of Cardiology, State University of New York, Stony Brook, New York
☆ Reprint requests: Krishnamurthy Suresh, MD, T17, 020, Health Sciences Center, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794.
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