TY - JOUR AU - Dedeilias, Panagiotis AU - Koukis, Ioannis AU - Roussakis, Antonios AU - Tsipas, Pantelis AU - Rouska, Effie PY - 2013 DA - 2013/11/15 TI - Left ventricular post-infraction pseudoaneurysm mimicking mitral valve endocarditis JO - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery SP - 211 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - In this report we present a patient who was initially diagnosed as suffering from mitral valve endocarditis. The proper use of diagnostic modalities revealed a pseudo aneurysm of the left ventricle which was mimicking mitral valve vegetations. This allowed better planning of the subsequent operation. The optimal preoperative diagnostic studies are discussed along with the proper surgical treatment. SN - 1749-8090 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1749-8090-8-211 DO - 10.1186/1749-8090-8-211 ID - Dedeilias2013 ER -