title: Subepicardial aneurysm following ventriculotomy closure of ventricular septal rupture due to acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: We report an unusual case of subepicardial aneurysm (SEA) of the left ventricle. An 82-year-old man had undergone patch closure of a ventricular septal rupture due to anterior acute myocardial infarction. A postoperative left ventriculogram showed the presence of contrast medium outside the left ventricle, and urgent surgery was performed. The lesion was diagnosed as SEA, and was repaired before rupture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Himeji Cardiovascular Center, 520 Saisho-Ko, Himeji, Hyogo 670-0981, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Nobuhiko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mukohara
authors.forename: Obo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hidefumi
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuhisa
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shida
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D018658:Ventricular Septal Rupture / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery