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Surgical treatment of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with an extracellular matrix patch

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Left ventricle pseudoaneurysm is a rare and life-threatening complication of myocardial infarction that is formed as a result of left ventricle free wall rupture contained by the overlying pericardium. Urgent surgical repair is crucial, and in most reports, left ventricle was reconstructed with a Dacron or bovine pericardial patch. We present a case of a 66-year-old female with left ventricle pseudoaneurysm which was successfully repaired with an extracellular matrix patch.

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  1. Clinic for Cardiac Surgery, Dedinje Cardiovascular Institute, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Petar Vukovic, Bogdan Okiljevic, Slobodan Micovic & Igor Zivkovic

  2. School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    Petar Vukovic, Slobodan Micovic & Igor Zivkovic

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PV: Substantial contribution to the conception and design of the work; acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data for work; drafting and revising the work; agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved; final approval of the version to be published. BO: Substantial contribution to the conception and design of the work; acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data for work; drafting and revising the work; agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved; final approval of the version to be published. SM: Substantial contribution to the conception and design of the work; acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data for work; drafting and revising the work; agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved; final approval of the version to be published. IZ: Substantial contribution to the conception and design of the work; acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of data for work; drafting and revising the work; agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved; final approval of the version to be published.

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Vukovic, P., Okiljevic, B., Micovic, S. et al. Surgical treatment of a left ventricular pseudoaneurysm with an extracellular matrix patch. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 40, 381–383 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-023-01669-3

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