Surgical management of left ventricular pseudoaneurysms.
Cardiac rupture usually results in hemopericardium, tamponade and death, but occasionally the rupture is contained by the pericardium, permitting the formation of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. This report describes a patient who underwent successful removal of a false aneurysm of the left ventricle and discusses the surgical management of left ventricular pseudoaneurysms.
D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications