Surgical Treatment of a Giant Postero-Inferior Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Causing Severe Mitral Insufficiency and Congestive Heart Failure

Kansiz, Erhan; Hatemi, Ali; Tongut, Aybala; Cohcen, Sadettin; Yildiz, Ahmet; Kilickesmez, Kadriye; Celiker, Cengiz

doi:10.5761/atcs.cr.11.01674

Surgical Treatment of a Giant Postero-Inferior Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Causing Severe Mitral Insufficiency and Congestive Heart Failure

Kansiz E., Hatemi A. C., Tongut A., Cohcen S., Yildiz A., Kilickesmez K., ...More

ANNALS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.18, no.2, pp.151-155, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 18 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.5761/atcs.cr.11.01674
Journal Name: ANNALS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.151-155
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm caused by a transmural myocardial infarction is a fatal complication. Reliable diagnosis and on-time surgical intervention are significant for the patient's survival.