Surgical strategy for subepicardial aneurysm: two case reports.
Subepicardial aneurysm is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and is associated with the risk of spontaneous rupture. We present two patients with subepicardial aneurysms detected after 1 day and 6 weeks after AMI. Both lesions were successfully treated by patch repair.
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Masanori
M
Hirota
Tadashi
T
Omoto
Noboru
N
Ishikawa
Masaomi
M
Fukuzumi
Masahiro
M
Ohnomd
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010496:Pericardium / Q000637:transplantation*; D014463:Ultrasonography