In this case report, we describe direct percutaneous delivery of a muscular-ventricular-septal-defect occluder device to close a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. The occluder was positioned and deployed with the aid of concurrent transthoracic ultrasonography, transesophageal echocardiography, and fluoroscopy. In contrast with previously published reports, we describe and illustrate a direct transthoracic route across the pseudoaneurysmal sac, which obviated the need for indirect transfemoral or transapical approaches.
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December 2024
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