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Repair of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with the triple patch technique (Empanada Patch)

2015; Oxford University Press; Volume: 22; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/icvts/ivv288

1569-9293

Haytham Elgharably, M. Scott Halbreiner, Paul Shoenhagen, José Navia,

Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare but serious complication of myocardial infarction that requires urgent intervention to avoid unpredictable fatal rupture. Surgical repair aims at excluding the aneurysmal area with a patch to preserve the left ventricular geometry. Here, we present a case of successful repair of inferobasal left ventricular pseudoaneurysm using a modified triple patch technique (‘Empanada Patch’).