PMID: 16502714Mar 1, 2006Paper

Double aneurysm of the left ventricular wall following cardiac perforation after aortic valvuloplasty

Italian Heart Journal : Official Journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology
Vincenzo CassanoPaolo Arciprete

Abstract

In this report we present the case of a double aneurysm, which developed 1 week after pericardiocentesis because of cardiac perforation following aortic valvuloplasty in a newborn. The patient underwent successful surgical treatment through normothermic cardiopulmonary bypass with external plication of double aneurysm.

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