Giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after mitral valve replacement and myocardial infarction.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare but serious complication of mitral valve replacement or myocardial infarction. Prompt surgical correction is mandatory in cases of a large left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. A 70-year-old man had a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after myocardial infarction and mitral valve replacement. The orifice of the pseudoaneurysm was closed with an e-polytetrafluoroethylene patch and the pseudoaneurysmal wall was almost resected.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, False
- Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
- Heart Ventricles
- Mitral Valve
- Myocardial Infarction
- Postoperative Complications