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Immediate surgical patch closure of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following an anterior wall myocardial infarction resulted in an uneventful recovery.
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Immediate surgical patch closure of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following an anterior wall infarction resulted in an uneventful recovery.
A 62-year-old man suffered an anterior wall infarction and subsequent rupture of the myocardium and pseudoaneurysm formation. Correct diagnosis was made followed by immediate surgery using patch closure of the defect. The patient's recovery was uneventful.
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John et al. (1994) studied this question. Immediate surgical patch closure of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following an anterior wall myocardial infarction resulted in an uneventful recovery.
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