A huge pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle after simple gluing of an oozing-type postinfarction rupture

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 94-96

  Fukushima, Satsuki ^a   Kobayashi, Junjiro ^a   Tagusari, Osamu ^a   Sasako, Yoshikado ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm; Oozing type left ventricular rupture; Postinfarction left ventricular free wall rupture; Simple gluing

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; FALSE ANEURYSM; HEART INFARCTION LOCALIZATION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART REINFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345725019     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-9293(02)00112-2     Document Type: Article

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