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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;81:1881-1882
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Infective Endocarditis and Pseudoaneurysm: Fatal Complications of Mitral Annular Calcification

Tomohiro Tsunekawa, MD a , Junjiro Kobayashi, MD a , Osamu Tagusari, MD a , * , Ko Bando, MD a , Kazuo Niwaya, MD a , Hiroyuki Nakajima, MD a , Toshikatsu Yagihara, MD a , Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, MD b , Soichiro Kitamura, MD a

a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka, Japan
b Department of Pathology, National Cardiovascular Center, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Accepted for publication May 24, 2005.

* Address correspondence to Dr Tagusari, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1, Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565 Japan (Email: otagusar{at}hsp.ncvc.go.jp).

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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