Ruptured giant left anterior descending coronary artery pseudoaneurysm

We report a rare case of a ruptured giant left anterior descending coronary artery pseudoaneurysm that necessitated salvage operative repair. This case affirms the life‐threatening nature of this clinically significant pathology, as well as the need for emergent repair before pseudoaneurysm rupture...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of cardiac surgery 2021-11, Vol.36 (11), p.4423-4426
Hauptverfasser: Singh, Navneet, Kay, Patrick, Chaudhuri, Krish, Nand, Parma
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:We report a rare case of a ruptured giant left anterior descending coronary artery pseudoaneurysm that necessitated salvage operative repair. This case affirms the life‐threatening nature of this clinically significant pathology, as well as the need for emergent repair before pseudoaneurysm rupture to maximize the likelihood of patient survival.
ISSN:0886-0440
1540-8191
DOI:10.1111/jocs.15969