title: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with hemoptysis.
abstract: A 53-year-old man who had previously undergone resection of a left ventricular aneurysm was admitted because of hemoptysis. Preoperative evaluation with computed tomographic scan and cardiac catheterization demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm of the inferior ventricular wall measuring 16 cm in diameter with protrusion into the left hemithorax. The neck of the pseudoaneurysm was a defect in the ventricular wall extending from the base of the mitral valve annulus to the insertion of the posterior papillary muscle. Operative repair was performed using an albumin-coated, low-porosity Dacron patch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Adkins
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Laub
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Pollock
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: McGrath
mesh_terms: D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence