Calcified Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm of the Base of the Heart

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Oct;108(4):e237-e239. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.02.044. Epub 2019 Mar 25.

Abstract

Cardiac pseudoaneurysms of noninfectious or nonischemic etiology are rare. This case report illustrates the surgical management of a patient with a large postsurgical calcified pseudoaneurysm located in the base of the heart that was disrupting the continuity between the aortic and mitral annulus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm, False / surgery*
  • Calcinosis / diagnosis*
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Female
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Heart Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Humans