Percutaneous device closure of ‘left ventricular pseudoaneurysm’ following coronary artery bypass graft surgery

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm
• CABG
• Percutaneous device closure