title: Subepicardial aneurysm by venting catheter via the right superior pulmonary vein.
abstract: Subepicardial aneurysm caused by a left ventricular venting catheter inserted from the right superior pulmonary vein is very rare. Generally, this type of aneurysm is a complication of acute myocardial infarction. We report a 76-year-old woman in whom a left ventricular aneurysm was shown by transthoracic echocardiography 3 years after mitral valve replacement. She underwent left ventricular aneurysmectomy via the 4(th) left intercostal space. The left ventricular aneurysm was separated from the pericardium completely; therefore, this aneurysm was not thought to be pseudoaneurysm. The postoperative course was uneventful and the aneurysm was diagnosed as a subepicardial aneurysm from a histological examination.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, 663-8501, Japan.
authors: Masaaki
authors: M
authors: Ryomoto
authors: Masataka
authors: M
authors: Mitsuno
authors: Shinya
authors: S
authors: Fukui
authors: Yuji
authors: Y
authors: Miyamoto
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Hao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis; D062906:Cardiac Catheters / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D010496:Pericardium / Q000473:pathology; D011667:Pulmonary Veins