Spontaneous closure of a left ventricle pseudoaneurysm following apical venting.
Cardiac surgery is the second most frequent aetiology of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVP). Left ventricular apical venting is a recognized cause of LVP. Prompt surgical treatment is usually needed since there is a high risk of rupture and spontaneous closure is very rare. We describe a case of spontaneous closure of a left ventricle pseudoaneurysm following apical venting.
Lopes
Ricardo
R
Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital São João, E.P.E, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal. rjlclopes@hotmail.com
Almeida
Jorge
J
Silva
João Carlos
JC
Almeida
Pedro Bernardo
PB
Madureira
António J
AJ
Ramos
Isabel
I
Pinho
Paulo
P
Maciel
Maria Júlia
MJ
D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery