False aneurysm of left ventricle due to perforation of mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa with rupture and cardiac tamponade

A case of subacute bacterial endocarditis occurring in a congenital bicuspid aortic valve in a 17 year old boy is presented. The infection secondarily involved the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa, the junctional zone between the mitral and aortic valves. Perforation of this zone, with extension...

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Published inThe American journal of cardiology Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 110 - 113
Main Authors Qizilbash, Ali H., Schwartz, Colin J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.07.1973
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Summary:A case of subacute bacterial endocarditis occurring in a congenital bicuspid aortic valve in a 17 year old boy is presented. The infection secondarily involved the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa, the junctional zone between the mitral and aortic valves. Perforation of this zone, with extension of infection and blood into the epicardial wedge overlying the fibrosa, resulted in the formation of a false aneurysm situated at the base of the left ventricle between the aorta and the left atrium. Rupture of the aneurysm with hemorrhage into the pericardial cavity resulted in death from cardiac tamponade.
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(73)80095-5