Delayed presentation of iatrogenic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.
Occurrence of left ventricular aneurysm outside the realm of ischemic heart disease is uncommon and one following an iatrogenic trauma is very rare. We describe one such case of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm developing following pericardiocentesis and presenting one year after the procedure, and its successful surgical management.
Moharana
Manoj K
MK
Department of Cardio Vascular & Thoracic Surgery, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Agarwal
Saket
S
Minhas
Harpreet S
HS
Pratap
Himanshu
H
Satsangi
Deepak K
DK
D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D020519:Pericardiocentesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery