Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (Mar 2020)

Post-Traumatic Giant Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm: a Multimedia Presentation

  • Danilo Tadao Wada,
  • Marcel Koenigkam-Santos,
  • André Schmidt,
  • Alfredo José Rodrigues,
  • Paulo Roberto B. Evora

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0169
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 35, no. 1
pp. 109 – 112

Abstract

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Abstract Traumatic left ventricular pseudoaneurysms are rare and surgical correction is the treatment of choice. In this article, it is reported a case of a myocardial stab injury with primary suture and development of a giant pseudoaneurysm, five years later, that underwent surgical repair.

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