Key result
Percutaneous device closure successfully repairs a post-CABG LV pseudoaneurysm.
Why the study?
Open surgical repair has been the accepted treatment for left ventricular pseudoaneurysm, but minimally invasive percutaneous device closure has recently been reported as a potential alternative.
Case Report (n=1)
Percutaneous device closure of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a viable, minimally invasive alternative to open surgical repair, particularly for high-risk patients with prior cardiac surgery.
May offer minimally invasive option in high-risk LVPA; leaves open need for comparative trials versus surgery.
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVPA) occurs as a complication of acute myocardial infarction or cardiac surgery. Open surgical repair has been an accepted treatment modality until recent reports of successful percutaneous device closure of LVPA in few patients have been published. This minimally invasive technique could be a very effective and viable alternative in high risk patients with multiple comorbidities and in patients where redo cardiac surgery can be preferably avoided. We report successful percutaneous device closure of LVPA in a 67-year-old man who previously underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
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Mishra et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (n=1). Percutaneous device closure was evaluated on Successful closure. Percutaneous device closure was successfully performed in a 67-year-old man with a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
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