Wdowiak-Okrojek K, Lipiec P, Szewczyk M, Lubiński A, D. Kasprzak J. Case reportsSuccessful surgical repair of a chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013;10(3):279-282. doi:10.5114/kitp.2013.38103.
APA
Wdowiak-Okrojek, K., Lipiec, P., Szewczyk, M., Lubiński, A., & D. Kasprzak, J. (2013). Case reportsSuccessful surgical repair of a chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 10(3), 279-282. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.38103
Chicago
Wdowiak-Okrojek, Katarzyna, Piotr Lipiec, Monika Szewczyk, Andrzej Lubiński, and Jarosław D. Kasprzak. 2013. "Case reportsSuccessful surgical repair of a chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm". Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 10 (3): 279-282. doi:10.5114/kitp.2013.38103.
Harvard
Wdowiak-Okrojek, K., Lipiec, P., Szewczyk, M., Lubiński, A., and D. Kasprzak, J. (2013). Case reportsSuccessful surgical repair of a chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 10(3), pp.279-282. https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2013.38103
MLA
Wdowiak-Okrojek, Katarzyna et al. "Case reportsSuccessful surgical repair of a chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm." Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, vol. 10, no. 3, 2013, pp. 279-282. doi:10.5114/kitp.2013.38103.
Vancouver
Wdowiak-Okrojek K, Lipiec P, Szewczyk M, Lubiński A, D. Kasprzak J. Case reportsSuccessful surgical repair of a chronic left ventricular pseudoaneurysm. Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013;10(3):279-282. doi:10.5114/kitp.2013.38103.
A 53-year-old patient, previously in good health condition, was admitted to the Cardiology Department with a history of chest pain and ECG abnormalities suggesting a recent myocardial infarction. Troponin level was not elevated, but the echocardiogram revealed a huge aneurysm with possible wall rupture and thrombus adjacent to the apex. The ejection fraction was very low, estimated for 23%. The magnetic resonance imaging confirmed the primary diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm. Treatment with ACE-i and diuretics was initiated, and the patient was discharged in stable condition. Subsequently, the case was discussed with cardiac surgeons: despite high risk, the patient was qualified for operation. The left ventricle was reconstructed with a bovine pericardial patch using the Menicanti method, and the patient recovered well. The control echocardiogram showed significant improvement of left ventricular contractility with ejection fraction of 35%.
Keywords
pseudoaneurysm, reconstruction of the left ventricle