Two cases of aneurysm of the anterior mitral valve leaflet associated with transcatheter aortic valve endocarditis: a mere coincidence?

From the Division of Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; the Division of Cardiology, University of Turin, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy; the Division of Cardiology, St Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; the Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Turin, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Turin, Italy; and the Division of Cardiac Surgery, Erasmus MC, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Disclosures: None. Received for publication Nov 1, 2009; accepted for publication Nov 6, 2009; available ahead of print Feb 18, 2010. Address for reprints: Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD, FACC, Ba 583, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus Medical Center, Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (E-mail: p.w.j.c.serruys@erasmusmc.nl). J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010;140:e36-8 0022-5223/$36.00 Copyright 2010 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.11.012

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