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Case Reports
. 2003;30(2):162-3.

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm secondary to left ventricular apical venting

Chiung-Lun Kao  1 , Jen-Ping Chang
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Case Reports

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm secondary to left ventricular apical venting

Chiung-Lun Kao et al. Tex Heart Inst J. 2003.
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Fig. 1 Computed tomographic scan of the chest shows a 3- × 4-cm pseudoaneurysm (star) around the apex of the left ventricle.
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Fig. 2 Intraoperative photograph (surgeon's view) reveals the 7-mm-diameter perforation that coincided with the previous site of the left ventricular venting catheter. The surgical probe indicates the perforation, which was the point of communication with the pseudoaneurysm. A = ascending aorta; P = pseudoaneurysm; star = pericardium
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