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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2006;30:193
© 2006 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Left ventricular false aneurysm following percutaneus balloon aortic valvuloplasty: magnetic resonance imaging as diagnostic tool

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, 1190 Fifth Avenue, Box 1028, New York, NY 10029, United States

Received 2 February 2006; received in revised form 16 March 2006; accepted 21 March 2006.

^_* Corresponding author. Tel.: +1 212 659 6813; fax: +1 212 659 6818. (Email: farzan.filsoufi@mountsinai.org).

Key Words: False aneurysm • Left ventricle • Balloon aortic valvuloplasty

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A 73-year-old female (history of CABG) underwent percutaneus aortic balloon valvuloplasty (PABV) for severe aortic stenosis (Fig. 1 ). After discharge she was readmitted with severe congestive heart failure. Magnetic resonance imaging (Fig. 2 ) demonstrated a large . . . [Full Text of this Article]