ABSTRACT
Se presenta el caso clínico de un paciente de 41 años de edad con antecedente de cambio valvular aórtico con una prótesis mecánica. Acude por presencia de disnea y palpitaciones a un centro hospitalario, donde le diagnostican fibrilación auricular paroxística y aparente fuga paravalvular severa, es enviado asintomático a un hospital de referencia. Negó síntomas anteriores al evento, se realiza ecocardiograma y estudios complementarios, encontrando aneurisma de raíz de aorta que simula la aurícula derecha.
We present the case report of a male aged 41 with a history of aortic valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis. He presents dyspnea and palpitations in his local hospital, where they are diagnosed paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and severe paravalvular leak, He comes asymptomatic to our service, and denies symptoms prior to the event. It is performed echocardiography and complementary studies finding an aneurysm of the aortic root, simulating the right atrium.