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Heart Views. 2012; 13 (1): 13-15
Dans Anglais
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| ID: emr-131278
Résumé
Aneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa [MAIF] is an exceptionally rare but a potentially catastrophic complication, commonly following aortic valve endocarditis. We present a 24-year-old male presenting with acute onset dyspnea secondary to MAIF aneurysm rupturing into a left atrium causing large shunt which was diagnosed on echocardiography. The MAIF aneurysm in the absence of infective endocarditis rupturing into left atrium is extremely rare