Left ventricular false aneurysm after previous repair of acquired ventricular septal defect

P. D. Ridley, P. Tew, N. C. Patel, C. F. Hughes*

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Abstract

We report a novel case of a 69-year-old woman who was treated surgically for a postinfarction inferior ventricular septal defect and presented 3 years postoperatively with a large left ventricular false aneurysm. This was successfully repaired.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)68-70
Number of pages3
JournalEuropean Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • False aneurysm
  • Ventricular septal defect

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