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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1813-1815
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Delayed rupture of a postinfarction left ventricular true aneurysm

Sinan Arsana*, Serdar Akgunc, Muhsin Turkmend, Nuri Kurtoglub, Tekin Yildirima

a Departments of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
b Departments of Cardiology, Maltepe University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
c Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
d Department of Cardiology, Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Accepted for publication June 3, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Arsan, Maltepe Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Ataturk Cad. Cam Sok. No: 3/A, Maltepe, 81530 Istanbul, Turkey
e-mail: arsans{at}ixir.com

Delayed rupture of a true left ventricular aneurysm is a rare clinical condition. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman who underwent emergency surgical repair of a ruptured true aneurysm of the left ventricular inferior wall 3 months after the myocardial infarction. The repair consisted of endoaneurysmorraphy patch technique. The patient made a satisfactory recovery.






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