Subepicardial aneurysm following ventriculotomy closure of ventricular septal rupture due to acute myocardial infarction.
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.
Minami
Hiroya
H
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Himeji Cardiovascular Center, 520 Saisho-Ko, Himeji, Hyogo 670-0981, Japan.
Mukohara
Nobuhiko
N
Hidefumi
Obo
O
Yoshida
Masato
M
Matsuhisa
Hironori
H
Shida
Tsutomu
T
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