Cardiac pseudoaneurysm as a complication of native mitral valve infective endocarditis

BACKGROUND: The delayed development of a mitral valve annulus pseudoaneurysm is a rare and late complication of a native mitral abscess cavity. CASE SUMMARY: Currently, there are no documented cases of a pseudoaneurysm developing from an abscess cavity of the posterior annulus of the native mitral valve. We report a case of a patient who presented with worsening progressive shortness of breath that was found to be secondary to a pseudoaneurysm. This was detected by 2D echocardiogram and cardiac computed tomography angiography. DISCUSSION: In our case, the patient developed a late complication of a ventricular pseudoaneurysm originating from the mitral annular area of the abscess cavity. Per the surgical literature, one method to avoid the aforementioned complication is via cavity repair with a bovine patch.