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Post-infective pericarditis left ventricular pseudoaneurysm: a case report and review of literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2014

Manan Desai ,
Hemang Gandhi  and
Amit Mishra
Manan Desai
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India
Hemang Gandhi
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India
Amit Mishra*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India
*
Correspondence to: A. Mishra, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, 380016 India. Tel: +919979203994; Fax: +079 22682092; E-mail: drmishraamit@gmail.com
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Abstract

Post-infective pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle in children is very rare, with only five cases reported in English medical literature so far. Patients usually have a short history of infection by Staphylococcus aureus. Timely surgical intervention has generally a good outcome. We present a case of post-infectious pseudoaneurysm in a 2-year-old girl with a review of literature.

Keywords

Pseudoaneurysmpost-infectiveleft ventricle
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , February 2015 , pp. 358 - 361
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2014 

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