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Article
Long-term Mechanical Support for Complex Left Ventricular Postinfarct Pseudoaneurysms
Michael S. Firstenberg, Danielle Blais, Juan Crestanello, Chittoor Sai-Sudhakar, John Sirak, Louis B. Louis, Paul Vesco, Benjamin Sun
Heart Surg. Forum 2009, 12(5),
291–293;
https://doi.org/10.1532/HSF98.20091070
Published:
15 October 2009
Abstract
Left ventricular free wall rupture can be a catastrophic problem. Although small lacerations can be managed with various techniques of primary closure, larger and more complex defects can be difficult to treat. We present and discuss 2 cases of chronic, complex ventricular pseudoaneurysms managed successfully with long-term mechanical support.