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Dealing with a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm during assist device implant. Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals Ha, R. V., Chiu, P., Banerjee, D., Sheikh, A. Y. 2016; 24 (5): 477-479

Abstract

Despite increasing use of left ventricular devices for the surgical treatment of heart failure, there is limited experience with implantation of devices in the setting of challenging left apical anatomy. We report the case of a 68-year-old man with a chronic post-infarction calcified apical pseudoaneurysm, who underwent pseudoaneurysmectomy, ventricular myoplasty, and left ventricular assist device implantation. A review of the literature and operative strategies are presented.

View details for DOI 10.1177/0218492315579555

View details for PubMedID 25834125