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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;66:2102-2104
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after epicardial patch electrode placement

William H. Maisel, MDa, Jeanne M. Lukanich, MDb, Raphael Bueno, MDb, Peter L. Friedman, MD, PhDa, Sharon C. Reimold, MDa

a Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts USA
b Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Accepted for publication May 28, 1998.

There are many known complications of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement. We treated a patient in whom a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm developed secondary to epicardial patch electrode placement and cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. The presenting symptoms, diagnostic evaluation, and surgical repair are described.






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