Key result
Emergency surgical repair of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with lateral wall rupture in a 51-year-old male resulted in stable postoperative recovery with no complaints at three months.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case demonstrates the successful emergency surgical repair of a rare and life-threatening left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with lateral wall rupture following a myocardial infarction.
Supports feasibility of emergency repair in rare LV pseudoaneurysm rupture; leaves open need for larger studies to guide practice.
In this report, we present a case of a 51-year-old male patient with a left ventricular (LV) pseudoaneurysm and a ruptured lateral wall due to a previous myocardial infarction. This patient was referred to the Coronary Care Unit with a past history of acute coronary syndrome of two months. He presented with palpitations and acute pulmonary edema upon admission. Color Doppler detected a ruptured lateral ventricular wall, and an echocardiogram confirmed the presence of a lateral ventricular wall pseudoaneurysm. Emergency LV aneurysmal rupture repair surgery was performed on this patient, and the postoperative findings were stable till discharge.
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Lawati et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with lateral wall rupture (n=1). Emergency left ventricular aneurysmal rupture repair surgery was evaluated on Postoperative recovery and survival. Emergency surgical repair of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with lateral wall rupture in a 51-year-old male resulted in stable postoperative recovery with no complaints at three months.
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