Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm secondary to infection after coronary bypass surgery.
We present a case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following coronary bypass surgery. The cause was infection, dating from the bypass procedure 1 1/2 years before. Repair of pseudoaneurysm in a patient with a bypass is complicated by the presence of grafts which should be protected from injury. Details of successful management in this case are presented.
D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D004754:Enterobacter; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications*