title: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after reimplantation procedure.
abstract: Postoperative left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare, but potentially lethal, complication because of the high risk of rupture and high mortality of repair. We report a 64-year-old man with Marfan syndrome who underwent the reimplantation valve-sparing aortic root replacement complicated by a postoperative left ventricular pseudoaneurysm that required urgent repair. Careful handling of the aortic root is required to avoid a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, particularly in patients with connective tissue disorder.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan. yokosuka-inoten@jikei.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshitake
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinami
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, The Jikei University, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomomitsu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D012092:Replantation / Q000009:adverse effects*
keywords: Aortic root; Complication; Left ventricle; Pseudoaneurysm