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Thromboexclusion of an atypical left ventricular pseudoaneurysm
Author(s) -
Srivastava Nayan T.,
Hoyer Mark H.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.25547
Subject(s) - pseudoaneurysm , medicine , gold standard (test) , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , cardiac magnetic resonance , cardiology , surgery , aneurysm
Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is rare in children. The gold standard for treatment has been surgical repair. Here, we describe a boy in whom an atypical left ventricular pseudoaneurysm was treated through staged transcatheter procedures. In addition, we highlight the importance of the preprocedure cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in providing invaluable information that allowed detailed planning of a management strategy for this unusual pseudoaneurysm. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.