Infective endocarditis and pseudoaneurysm: fatal complications of mitral annular calcification

The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Tomohiro TsunekawaSoichiro Kitamura

Abstract

We present a case of successful surgical repair for infected mitral valve and left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, which can be fatal complications of mitral annular calcification.

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