title: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm developing as a late complication of coronary artery bypass grafting with apicoseptal plication.
abstract: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a false aneurysm, which results from a left ventricle rupture contained by adherent pericardium or scar tissue. The most common etiology of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is acute myocardial infarction but one-third of pseudoaneurysms develop following surgery. We present a case report of a patient who developed a false aneurysm of the left ventricle 2 months following surgical repair of a left ventricular aneurysm with a concomitant coronary bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. ozcanozeke@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Ozcan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozeke
authors.forename: Zehra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Golbasi
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cagli
authors.forename: Omac
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tufekcioglu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*