Repair of Enlarging Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Two Months After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.

Ann Thorac Surg

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, California.

Published: January 2019

Enlarging left ventricular pseudoaneurysms are a rare complication (especially after surgical revascularization) and require tailored surgical decision making and techniques for repair. We present a challenging patient with a rapidly enlarging left ventricular pseudoaneurysm 4 weeks after coronary bypass. The repair was approached through a left thoracotomy using circulatory arrest with selective antegrade cerebral perfusion.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.05.030DOI Listing

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