Open AccessSelective non-operative management of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after penetrating cardiac wound
Author(s) -
Peep Talving,
Bernardino C. Branco,
David Plurad,
Kenji Inaba,
Jabi E. Shriki,
Nhien Nguyen,
Thomas Lustenberger,
Δημήτριος Δημητριάδης
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.102411
Subject(s) - sequela , pseudoaneurysm , medicine , complication , cardiac surgery , surgery , cardiology
Post-traumatic cardiac pseudoaneurysm (PSA) is a rare, potentially life-threatening complication after penetrating cardiac injury. Early surgical intervention has been the treatment of choice for this sequela due to the risk of rupture. Nevertheless, selective non-operative management (SNOM) has been practiced in patients with postinfarct PSA that are small and stable. We report a case of a post-traumatic cardiac PSA subjected to SNOM.