Repair of a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in a Jehovah's Witness.
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.
O'Flynn
Elizabeth
E
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery St. Mary's Hospital London, United Kingdom.
Purkayastha
Sanjay
S
Athanasiou
Thanos
T
Casula
Roberto
R
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