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Case Reports
. 1999 Jan;15(1):97-9.
doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(98)00256-5.

Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle after isolated pericarditis and Staphylococcus aureus septicemia

H D de Boer  1 , N J Elzenga, W J de Boer, J J Meuzelaar
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Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle after isolated pericarditis and Staphylococcus aureus septicemia

H D de Boer et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1999 Jan.

Abstract

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after isolated pericarditis as a result of Staphylococcal septicemia is very rare. A case of a very young patient is described. Diagnosis is made by echocardiography. Immediate surgical resection of the pseudoaneurysm is the therapy of choice.

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