title: Repair of a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in a Jehovah's Witness.
abstract: We report the successful surgical management of a giant chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm that developed after an inferior myocardial infarction in a 71-year-old female Jehovah's Witness. The case presented a highly risky challenge to the surgeon because of the faith's stance of refusing blood transfusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery St. Mary's Hospital London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: O'Flynn
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Purkayastha
authors.forename: Thanos
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Athanasiou
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Casula
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D016896:Treatment Outcome