Percutaneous closure of a giant left ventricular wall pseudoaneurysm: Anterograde approach with a double snare technique

Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of acute myocardial infarction, cardiac surgery, trauma or infection.Since surgical repair is associated with high morbidity and mortality, percutaneous closure has been described as an alternative.In this regard, we present a case in which a sy...

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Main Authors: Marta Afonso Nogueira, António Fiarresga, Lídia de Sousa, Ana Agapito, Ana Galrinho, Rui Cruz Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204916301040