A guidewire-free approach for percutaneous closure of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm

J Invasive Cardiol. 2024 May;36(5). doi: 10.25270/jic/23.00278.

Abstract

A 78-year-old male patient with a history of coronary artery disease (he had undergone coronary artery bypass surgery 4 years ago), heart failure with mildly reduced ejection fraction, diabetes mellitus, and transient ischemic attack presented to the emergency department with complaints of dyspnea (New York Heart Association Class 4) despite the optimal medical therapy.

Keywords: guidewire-free approach; left ventricular pseudoaneurysm; percutaneous closure; pseudoaneurysm.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False* / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False* / surgery
  • Aneurysm, False* / therapy
  • Cardiac Catheterization* / methods
  • Coronary Artery Disease / diagnosis
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery
  • Coronary Artery Disease / therapy
  • Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis
  • Heart Aneurysm / surgery
  • Heart Ventricles* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Ventricles* / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Treatment Outcome