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Recurrent pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle with subcutaneous herniation into the chest wall. A case report
M S Rao1, P Vaijyanath, K Taneja
1Department of Cardiovascular, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India.
Texas Heart Institute Journal
|January 13, 1999
Abstract:
Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle is rare, and recurrence is extremely rare. We report the case of a 62-year-old man who presented at our hospital with a painless pulsatile swelling in the left breast. He had undergone coronary artery bypass grafting and left-ventricular aneurysmectomy 14 years earlier. On investigation, the swelling was diagnosed to be a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle with subcutaneous herniation. The extreme rarity of this condition prompted us to report the case. The investigative techniques and the surgical strategy are discussed.