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The use of three-dimensional echocardiography in the visualization of pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa [Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars]
Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2009; 37(5): 328-331

The use of three-dimensional echocardiography in the visualization of pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa

Hatice Selçuk, Mehmet Timur Selçuk, Omaç Tüfekçioğlu, Nurcan Arat
Department of Cardiology, Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara

Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa (MAIF) is an uncommon but serious complication of aortic valve endocarditis. A 23-year-old woman was referred to our institution with the diagnosis of aortic valve endocarditis thought to be complicated by an aortic root abscess. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography revealed a vegetation attached to the left coronary cuspis of the aortic valve and a false aneurysm-like structure in the MAIF at the left ventricular outflow tract. The diagnosis of MAIF pseudoaneurysm was confirmed by three-dimensional echocardiography. The patient died a few hours after admission because of worsening of her neurological status. An abscess-like structure detected in a patient with aortic valve endocarditis should be differentiated from a pseudoaneurysm of the MAIF.

Keywords: Aneurysm, false/diagnosis, echocardiography, three-dimensional/methods; endocarditis, bacterial/complications; heart aneurysm/etiology; heart valve diseases/ultrasonography.

How to cite this article
Hatice Selçuk, Mehmet Timur Selçuk, Omaç Tüfekçioğlu, Nurcan Arat. The use of three-dimensional echocardiography in the visualization of pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa. Turk Kardiyol Dern Ars. 2009; 37(5): 328-331

Corresponding Author: Hatice Selçuk, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English


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