Surgical Treatment of Chronic Giant Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

Left ventricle pseudoaneurysm is usually a severe complication of acute myocardial infarction, caused by rupture of the myocardial wall with pericardium bleeding. Mortality can reach 50 to 80% within a week if not properly treated. Hemodynamic instability, cardiac tamponade, and cardiac arrest are l...

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Main Authors: Roberto Ramos Barbosa, Assad Miguel Sassine, Vitor Martinelli Batista Rolim, Pietro Dall’Orto Lima, Eduardo Moreno Judice de Mattos Farina, Ramon Chiabai Moura, Luiz Fernando Machado Barbosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/4308690
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Summary:Left ventricle pseudoaneurysm is usually a severe complication of acute myocardial infarction, caused by rupture of the myocardial wall with pericardium bleeding. Mortality can reach 50 to 80% within a week if not properly treated. Hemodynamic instability, cardiac tamponade, and cardiac arrest are life-threatening presentations that require surgical treatment. We report a case of a man with a left ventricle chronic giant pseudoaneurysm and unspecific symptoms. After critical judgement on a heart team basis, surgical treatment was successfully performed, with a good long-term clinical outcome.
ISSN:2090-6404
2090-6412