title: Aortic valve replacement and repair of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm in a Jehovah's Witness.
abstract: The preoperative and surgical management of a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm(LVP) associated with aortic valve replacement in a 76 year old male Jehovah's Witness patient is reported. The satisfactory recovery observed in this patient demonstrates the feasibility of this complex surgical procedure even in this particular patient population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, EA3920, University Hospital Jean Minjoz, 25000, Besançon, France.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perrotti
authors.affiliation: Centre Medico-chirurgical Parly II, 21 rue Moxouris, 78150, Le Chesnay, France.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vaislic
authors.forename: Sidney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chocron
keywords: Aneurysm, False; Jehovah's Witnesses; Left Ventricular