Echocardiographic Findings
Transesophageal echocardiographic examination revealed a normally
functioning biologic prosthesis in the aortic position. A pseudoaneurysm
could be
seen within the adjacent mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa with its
neck facing the
left ventricular (LV) outflow tract. On color flow Doppler examination,
a massive
eccentric jet could be seen in the left atrium (LA) during systole