Left ventricular false aneurysm after previous repair of acquired ventricular septal defect.
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.
Ridley
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Tew
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Patel
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Hughes
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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