Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with hemoptysis.
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.
Adkins
M S
MS
Department of Surgery, Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ 08015.
Laub
G W
GW
Pollock
S B
SB
Fernandez
J
J
McGrath
L B
LB
D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence