Post Infarction Left Ventricular Aneurysm References
Selected Articles
Komeda M and David TE. Surgical treatment of postinfarction false aneurysm of the left ventricle. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 1993 106(6):1189-91.
- A series of 12 patients treated with resection and primary closure or patch closure. Patients did well unless they required MVR at the same time.
Cooley DA. Ventricular endoaneurysmorraphy; A simplified repair for extensive postinfarction aneurysm. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 1989 4(3):200-5.
- A great how-to article with excellent illustrations. The patch is tailored to conform to the normal LV volume.
Sources for further reading
Textbook Chapters
Chapter 8: Left Ventricular Aneurysm. Cardiac Surgery (Kirklin and Barratt-Boyes), 2nd ed., 383-402.
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