title: Surgical treatment of post-infarct left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with on-pump beating heart technique.
abstract: Left ventricular pseudo-aneurysms develop when cardiac rupture is contained by pericardial adhesions or scar tissue due to myocardial infarction, surgery, trauma or infection. Left ventricular pseudo-aneurysms are uncommon, difficult to diagnose and prone to cardiac rupture. Urgent surgical repair is recommended. Here we report on a case of a large left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm on the anterolateral wall due to a previous anterior myocardial infarction, and its successful repair using the on-pump beating-heart technique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune sResearch and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. kemalkorkmaz44@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yüksek Ihtisas Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gökhan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lafçi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hikmet Selçuk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gedik
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Baran
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Budak
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Ümit
authors.initials: AÜ
authors.lastname: Yener
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yüksek Ihtisas Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ata Niyazi
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ecevit
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yüksek Ihtisas Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yalçinkaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Yüksek Ihtisas Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kadiroğullari
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Çağli
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography