title: Surgical repair of pseudo-aneurysm arising from a true chronic aneurysm of the left ventricular lateral wall.
abstract: Left ventricular aneurysm of the lateral wall is extremely rare. In our case it was followed by a complete rupture of the wall with formation of a pseudo-aneurysm. This evolution of a chronic left ventricular aneurysm is only seldom described.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cardiac and Great Vessels Surgery, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruvolo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Greco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Speziale
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Natale
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marino
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006342:Heart Rupture, Post-Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques