Lopes Ricardo, Almeida Jorge, Silva João Carlos, Almeida Pedro Bernardo, Madureira António J, Ramos Isabel, Pinho Paulo, Maciel Maria Júlia
Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital São João, E.P.E, Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
Eur J Echocardiogr. 2011 Feb;12(2):E6. doi: 10.1093/ejechocard/jeq102. Epub 2010 Aug 25.
Cardiac surgery is the second most frequent aetiology of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (LVP). Left ventricular apical venting is a recognized cause of LVP. Prompt surgical treatment is usually needed since there is a high risk of rupture and spontaneous closure is very rare. We describe a case of spontaneous closure of a left ventricle pseudoaneurysm following apical venting.
心脏手术是左心室假性动脉瘤(LVP)的第二大常见病因。左心室心尖部排气是LVP的一个公认病因。由于破裂风险高且自发闭合非常罕见,通常需要及时进行手术治疗。我们描述了一例心尖部排气后左心室假性动脉瘤自发闭合的病例。