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Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle after isolated pericarditis and Staphylococcus aureus septicemia
H D de Boer1, N J Elzenga, W J de Boer
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Groningen, The Netherlands. w.j.deboer@thorax.azg.nl
Abstract:
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after isolated pericarditis as a result of Staphylococcal septicemia is very rare. A case of a very young patient is described. Diagnosis is made by echocardiography. Immediate surgical resection of the pseudoaneurysm is the therapy of choice.