Thoracoabdominal aneurysm causing functional mitral valve stenosis after total arch replacement.
Maria HugasFlorian SchoenhoffJuerg SchmidliSalome WeissPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
Large thoracic and thoraco-abdominal aneurysms may compress adjacent mediastinal structures. We present a case of a large thoraco-abdominal aneurysm compressing the left atrium and leading to functional mitral valve stenosis after total aortic arch repair, requiring urgent open thoraco-abdominal aneurysm repair.