title: Left ventricular false aneurysm after previous repair of acquired ventricular septal defect.
abstract: We report a novel case of a 69-year-old woman who was treated surgically for a postinfarction inferior ventricular septal defect and presented 3 years postoperatively with a large left ventricular false aneurysm. This was successfully repaired.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Ridley
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tew
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Hughes
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications