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. 2017 Jan-Apr;10(1):84-86.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2069.197048.

Pseudoaneurysm of the left atrium following infective endocarditis

Devi A Manuel  1 , Bino John Sahayo  1 , Viji Samuel Thomson  1 , Jacob Jose  1
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Pseudoaneurysm of the left atrium following infective endocarditis

Devi A Manuel et al. Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2017 Jan-Apr.

Abstract

Transthoracic echocardiogram of a 3-year-old child showed a hypoechoic cavity in the posterior wall of the left atrium communicating with the left ventricle through an orifice in the mitral annulus, suggestive of pseudoaneurysm (Ps), probably the result of infective endocarditis. Three-dimensional echocardiography was helpful to confirm the diagnosis and assess the anatomical relationship of the Ps.

Keywords: Infective endocarditis; left atrium pseudoaneurysm; mitral leaflet aneurysm.

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Figures

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Figure 1
ECHO, pseudoaneurysm communicating with left atrium and left ventricle
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Figure 2
Three-dimensional ECHO in two chamber view, pseudoaneurysm communicating with left atrium and left ventricle
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Figure 3
Three-dimensional ECHO cropping from left ventricle side, posterior mitral annular perforation
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Figure 4
Three-dimensional ECHO cropping from left atrium side, pseudoaneurysm
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Figure 5
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, pseudoaneurysm communicating with left atrium
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