Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa: a rare case after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

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  Fig. 1. a The mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa (MAIVF) (arrow); b The pseudoaneurysm of the MAIVF (P-MAIVF) (*)

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  Fig. 2. TTE image of P-MAIVF (*). LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle; AAO = ascending aorta; AV = aortic valve; MV = mitral valve

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  Fig. 3. Contrast-enhanced CT image revealing the morphology of pseudoaneurysm. The yellow dotted line indicates the P-MAIVF.

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  Fig. 4. 3D-TEE illustrating the orifice of P-MAIVF (*). N: Noncoronary aortic cusp; L: left coronary aortic cusp; AMV: anterior mitral valve; the red dotted line marks the aortic valve

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  Fig. 5. a CDFI shows the blood flow into the P-MAIVF (*) during systole; b CDFI shows the blood flow back into LVOT during diastole ; c P-MAIVF expanding during systole; d P-MAIVF contracting during diastole

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  Fig. 6. Surgical visual field. a Yellow dotted line indicates P-MAIVF; b White dotted line indicates the orifice of P-MAIVF.