[Successful resection of a pseudoaneurysm and reconstruction of the left ventricle following myocardial infarction].
A 56-year-old male experienced an anterolateral myocardial infarction and was readmitted to our department at the age of 57 for treatment of his effortive back pain. A chest X-ray disclosed that his cardiac silhouette was slightly enlarged and he was diagnosed by angiography as having a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle. He underwent surgery using ventricular fibrillation. We resected his pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle, and then we reconstructed his left ventricle with double EPTFE (Gore-Tex patch) supported by his own pericardium. He has received a normal post-operative course and is making satisfactory progress. We believe that left ventricular reconstruction could be recommended for treatment of some left ventricular aneurysm.
Ohhira
M
M
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Okaya Enrei Hospital, Nagano, Japan.
Yamamoto
T
T
Okumura
H
H
Narata
M
M
Akiyama
K
K
Sezai
Y
Y
D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*