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Published on: December 11, 2017
Successful resection of a giant left ventricular pseudoaneurysm developed later after mitral valve replacement
Sun Kyung Min1, Jung-Ju Sir, Jong-Chun Nah
1Cardiovascular Center, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Inje University Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract:
We present a case of successful surgical resection of a giant left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysm that developed 5 yr after mitral valve replacement (MVR). A 59-yr-old female was admitted with exertional chest pain radiating to left arm and back. 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) revealed significant stenosis on the ostium of the first diagonal branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery and also a huge pseudoaneurysm compressing the right atrium and the inferior vena cava. She underwent resection of the pseudoaneurysm, and the pseudoaneurysm tunnel was repaired from the inside of LV cavity by removing the previously inserted prosthetic valve, followed by redo MVR together with coronary arterial bypass grafting (CABG) for a single-vessel disease. At the 6-month follow-up, the patient continued to do well without any complications.
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