Mitral Annular Subvalvular Aneurysm With Leaflet Perforation and Left Atrium–to–Left Ventricle Fistulous Communication
MASA secondary to healed endocarditis should be suspected in the presence of leaflet perforation, atrioventricular fistula, and severe mitral regurgitation. Comprehensive multimodality imaging is essential for diagnosis and surgical planning.
Authors
- José Carlos Nicolau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9680-3689)
- Elinthon Tavares Veronese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5468-053X)
- Flávio Tarasoutchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9964-3289)
- Carlos Manuel de Almeida Brandão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4835-2449)
- Léa Maria Macruz Ferreira Demarchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5559-4454)
- Paulo Rogério Soares
- Daniela Harsanyi
- Antúsia dos Santos Barbosa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8998-1727)
- Thiago Luis Scudeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5685-3633)
- José Roberto de Oliveira Silva Filho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1556-4314)
- Antonio de Santis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2720-8595)
Institutions
- Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105775
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00