Indian heart journal
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Indian heart journal · Jul 1995
Case ReportsClinical profile and management of post infarction left ventricular pseudoaneurysm.
Three patients with left ventricular pseudoaneurysm are presented. Two patients had inferior and one had an anterolateral wall Q wave myocardial infarction. ⋯ Successful surgery using patch closure of the defect in all patients and bypass grafting of the diseased coronary vessels was done in 2 cases. Angiographic follow-up in one case revealed excellent result and during 18 to 30 months of clinical follow-up, all patients are asymptomatic.